The study investigates the effects of footwear type (traditional vs. minimalist shoes) and stride length (preferred vs. 90% preferred) on metatarsal strains and the probability of stress fractures in recreational runners. Fourteen male participants ran under...
The study explores how different footwear conditions (barefoot, minimalist shoes, and standard running shoes) affect running impact loading among preschool-aged children. The authors evaluated 48 habitually shod preschool children aged 3 to 6 years, which were...
This study investigates how different types of running shoes—minimalist (MINs), maximalist (MAXs), and conventional (CONs)—affect the shock experienced by the tibia (the shin bone) during running. The researchers wanted to understand how these shoes influence the...
Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article Listen to Podcast Watch Video Whether you play soccer, tennis, basketball, or run cross-country, the best athletes can be separated from ordinary athletes by their ability to take forces generated in their hips and thighs...
Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article Listen to Podcast Download the Metronome Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative movement disorder affecting nearly 1 million Americans. A recent study found the direct and indirect costs for managing...
