Open AccessEffects of differently cushioned running shoes at left and right foot on running symmetry
Author(s) -
Brauner Torsten,
Sterzing Thorsten,
Wulf Mathias,
Horstmann Thomas
Publication year - 2014
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 - 10.1186/1757-1146-7-s1-a8
Subject(s) - cushioning , foot (prosody) , barefoot , stiffness , symmetry (geometry) , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , bilateral symmetry , distance running , shock (circulatory) , biomechanics , anatomy , mathematics , structural engineering , geometry , engineering , philosophy , linguistics
Background The cushioning of running shoes and leg stiffness influence tibial impact shock [1]. This knowledge, however, is based on investigations with the same cushioning at both feet. Unknown is whether leg stiffness can be adjusted for each leg individually. Thus, the purpose of this study was to quantify effects of differently cushioned running shoes at the left and right foot on running symmetry.