TY - JOUR
T1 - Footwear and running-related injuries - Running on faith?
AU - Theisen, Daniel
AU - Malisoux, Laurent
AU - Gette, Paul
AU - Nührenbörger, Christian
AU - Urhausen, Axel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier GmbH.
PY - 2016/6/1
Y1 - 2016/6/1
N2 - The aim of this contribution is to present and discuss recent research findings on the relationship between shoe technology, running biomechanics and running-related injury risk. This association has long been inferred based on biomechanical studies, but this inference is not always scientifically sound, given that the study outcome is seldom injury itself. Epidemiological studies such as prospective cohort or intervention studies focusing on running-related injuries provide more conclusive evidence. However, the underlying mechanisms in the relationship between shoe design features and injury can generally not be established. Comparisons of healthy and injured runners have revealed subtle differences in their running mechanics, especially when certain injury types are considered. However, there is no evidence today that a particular footgear is able to induce a less injury-prone running style in general.
AB - The aim of this contribution is to present and discuss recent research findings on the relationship between shoe technology, running biomechanics and running-related injury risk. This association has long been inferred based on biomechanical studies, but this inference is not always scientifically sound, given that the study outcome is seldom injury itself. Epidemiological studies such as prospective cohort or intervention studies focusing on running-related injuries provide more conclusive evidence. However, the underlying mechanisms in the relationship between shoe design features and injury can generally not be established. Comparisons of healthy and injured runners have revealed subtle differences in their running mechanics, especially when certain injury types are considered. However, there is no evidence today that a particular footgear is able to induce a less injury-prone running style in general.
KW - Prevention
KW - Running-related injury
KW - Shoe technology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84964380840&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.orthtr.2016.03.047
DO - 10.1016/j.orthtr.2016.03.047
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84964380840
SN - 0949-328X
VL - 32
SP - 169
EP - 176
JO - Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology
JF - Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology
IS - 2
ER -