Open AccessImpact of 90 minutes running exercise on plantar loading of the forefoot: a prospective study on symptom‐free athletes
Author(s) -
Deleu PA,
Matricali G,
Leemrijse T,
Deschamps K
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-1-s1-o18
Subject(s) - forefoot , medicine , stress fractures , barefoot , plantar fasciitis , physical therapy , ankle , foot (prosody) , plantar pressure , athletes , calcaneus , physical medicine and rehabilitation , prospective cohort study , plantar fascia , treadmill , orthopedic surgery , heel , surgery , anatomy , system of measurement , physics , astronomy , complication , linguistics , philosophy
Many studies have demonstrated that individuals who engage in running exercises appear to develop musculo-skeletal injuries more frequently [1]. Considering the foot, the most common injuries include stress fractures of the metatarsals, plantar fasciitis, tibialis posterior lesions and ankle sprains. Studies have been conducted who analysed the loading characteristics of the foot in repeated measurement designs – before and after exercise – in order to find a pathomechanical pathway for metatarsal stress fractures [2-4]. The published studies evaluated the in-shoe plantar pressure during treadmill running [2,3] or barefoot after a marathon [4]. To date, no investigation have been conducted who evaluated the impact of a regular training session onto the forefoot loading characteristics. The objective of this investigation was therefore to identify changes in loading characteristics of the foot after a 90 minute running exercise.