Barefoot running was found to prevent fatiguing muscle contractions and muscle activation from rising to pain and injury predisposing levels in the shins as compared with thick cushioned running shoes, which were found to make the shins work harder, while enduring more compressive forces linked to shin splints and fracture!
Thick cushioned running shoes were found to result in higher impact landings that were perceived as low-impact, indicating a perceptual illusion as compared with barefoot running which was found to produce the biggest reductions in all-around impact levels and other physical stressors,
Research shows if you run barefoot on harder surfaces, the only way it can be done most safely is if a forefoot strike is used, not heel strike. Because forefoot running eliminates the burst in collisional impact, reduces high brake forces while reducing all-around impact forces, allows anyone who runs barefoot to run safely on the hardest of surfaces.
The best foot strike technique for running is the forefoot strike because it reduces nearly all the forms of impact linked to injury, even if you run barefoot on the hardest surface, you will not produce any more impact if you land forefoot-first. Conversly, landing heel-first sets off a shockwave that damages the shins, knees and even lower back!
Contrary to popular belief, more cushioning, especially under the heel, in a running shoe was alarmingly found to increase joint loading on the hips, knees and ankles to the degree of enabling arthritic conditions to potentially develop as compared to runners who run barefoot or in barefoot-type footwear.
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