Open AccessRunning Shoes Increase Achilles Tendon Load in Walking
Author(s) -
Scott Wearing,
Lloyd Reed,
Sue Hooper,
Simon Bartold,
James Smeathers,
Torsten Brauner
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000000256
Subject(s) - achilles tendon , barefoot , heel , ground reaction force , tendinopathy , medicine , treadmill , physical medicine and rehabilitation , tendon , physical therapy , surgery , physics , anatomy , kinematics , classical mechanics
Footwear remains a prime candidate for the prevention and rehabilitation of Achilles tendinopathy because it is thought to decrease tension in the tendon through elevation of the heel. However, evidence for this effect is equivocal.