{"title":"The biomechanical effects of shoe drop on foot strike and injury risk during running","authors":"Hui Tang, Jiahao Pan, Li Li","doi":"10.1080/19424280.2023.2200376","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Barefoot and minimalist shod running has been encouraged since they could reduce the risks of knee injuries and potentially improve running performance (Perl et al., 2012). One main factor differentiating natural-cushioning shoes from minimalist shoes is the height difference between heel and toe. Natural-cushioning shoes are available in a wide range of drops from 10 to 12mm, whereas minimalist shoes are measured from 0 to 8mm. Shoe manufacturers sell natural-cushioning shoes with 4–8mm heel-to-toe drops to appeal to the market. However, no clear experimental evidence has shown the positive effects of 4–8mm heel-to-toe drop shoes in runners.","PeriodicalId":45905,"journal":{"name":"Footwear Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7000,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Footwear Science","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2023.2200376","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ERGONOMICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Barefoot and minimalist shod running has been encouraged since they could reduce the risks of knee injuries and potentially improve running performance (Perl et al., 2012). One main factor differentiating natural-cushioning shoes from minimalist shoes is the height difference between heel and toe. Natural-cushioning shoes are available in a wide range of drops from 10 to 12mm, whereas minimalist shoes are measured from 0 to 8mm. Shoe manufacturers sell natural-cushioning shoes with 4–8mm heel-to-toe drops to appeal to the market. However, no clear experimental evidence has shown the positive effects of 4–8mm heel-to-toe drop shoes in runners.