Open AccessThe effect of footwear on multi‐segment foot kinematics during running
Author(s) -
Bauer Robin L,
Joshi Mukta N,
Klinkner Trevor R,
Cobb Stephen C
Publication year - 2012
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 - 10.1186/1757-1146-5-s1-o2
Subject(s) - barefoot , kinematics , foot (prosody) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , gait , medicine , arch , biomechanics , rehabilitation , ground reaction force , physical therapy , anatomy , engineering , structural engineering , linguistics , philosophy , physics , classical mechanics
Background Footwear is intended to prevent lower extremity injuries caused by excessive foot-ground impacts and faulty mechanics. However, no clear relationship between shoe habits and injury risk has been established [1]. Many studies have examined barefoot versus shod running kinematics, but the results have been equivocal [2,3]. A factor in the inconsistent results could be the relationship between foot structure and function. For example, Cobb et al. demonstrated significant walking gait kinematic differences between participants with typical and low arch foot structures using a multi-segment foot model [4]. The purpose of this study was to investigate effects of footwear on multi-segment foot kinematics during running in participants with low arch structure.