Article
Sport Sciences
Kathryn Mills, Natalie J. Collins, Bill Vicenzino
Summary: The objective of this study is to investigate the probability of successful transition from running in traditional shoes to barefoot. The study found that most runners are able to successfully transition to barefoot running, but using a 20-week transition period and an intermediary minimalist shoe may result in some individuals failing to transition.
MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Marta Izquierdo-Renau, Roberto Sanchis-Sanchis, Jose I. Priego-Quesada, Alberto Encarnacion-Martinez, Ana Queralt, Pedro Perez-Soriano
Summary: This study analyzed the effects of minimalist shoes on plantar pressure during prolonged running and found that using minimalist shoes led to higher peak pressure, shorter contact time, and smaller contact area at the end of a long run. Furthermore, runners with a forefoot strike pattern using minimalist shoes exhibited higher mean and peak pressure and lower contact time and area compared to midfoot and rearfoot patterns.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Karsten Hollander, Daniel Hamacher, Astrid Zech
Summary: This study compared the effects of barefoot vs. shod running on local dynamic running stability. The results showed that both in the short-term and long-term, the barefoot running group exhibited lower running stability compared to the shod running group.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Sport Sciences
Manuel Mosqueira-Ourens, Iker Munoz-Perez, Jose Luis Tuimil, Martin Saleta-Cobos, Adrian Varela-Sanz
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the initial foot contact and contact time in experienced endurance runners at individualized speeds, in running shoes and barefoot. The results suggest that runners with higher performance may benefit from training in minimalist running shoes because their foot contact pattern could tend towards a non-rearfoot strike.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Jun Mizushima, Justin W. L. Keogh, Kei Maeda, Atsushi Shibata, Jun Kaneko, Keigo Ohyama-Byun, Mitsugi Ogata
Summary: The study found that children who participated in a school-based barefoot running program for four years demonstrated shorter contact times and longer flight times in sprinting biomechanics, as well as higher rebound jump heights, regardless of footwear condition.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Muhammad Nur Shahril Iskandar, Ray Ban Chuan Loh, Mee Yee Mavis Ho, Jing Wen Pan, Pui Wah Kong
Summary: This study investigates the viability of measuring foot inversion angles at initial foot strike from the front view as an alternative to using the back view in 2D video analysis. Results show a significant positive correlation between front and back camera views, and a linear regression equation was derived to convert front-view measurements to back-view measurements.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Sport Sciences
Stephen P. Bovalino, Michael I. C. Kingsley
Summary: Most overground distance runners rearfoot strike early, and the prevalence of this pattern increases with distance. Of those that do change foot strike pattern, the majority transition from non-rearfoot to rearfoot. The current literature provides inconclusive evidence of a competitive advantage being associated with long-distance runners who use a non-rearfoot strike pattern.
SPORTS MEDICINE-OPEN
(2021)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Marta Izquierdo-Renau, Ana Queralt, Alberto Encarnacion-Martinez, Pedro Perez-Soriano
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the impact of running with minimalist footwear on foot-impact accelerations during a prolonged run. Results showed that minimalist shoes increased stride frequency, decreased stride length, and resulted in higher impact acceleration, potentially increasing the risk of injury.
RESEARCH QUARTERLY FOR EXERCISE AND SPORT
(2021)
Article
Sport Sciences
Pieter Van den Berghe, Laurence Warlop, Rud Derie, Marc Leman, Dirk De Clercq, Bastiaan Breine
Summary: This study assessed the behavior of the center of pressure (COP) and its relationship with impact severity during heel-toe running in athletic footwear. The study found that the location of the COP at foot strike is associated with the vertical loading rate and peak tibial accelerations. A more anterior foot strike was associated with higher peak tibial accelerations and greater impact severity.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Biophysics
Roxanne J. Larsen, Robin M. Queen, Daniel Schmitt
Summary: This study aimed to investigate how runners adjusted mechanical stiffness and foot strike before, during, and after a change in surface height. The results showed that runners changed leg stiffness and foot strike after the change in surface height, indicating the ability to stabilize limb mechanics.
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Pedro Jose Consuegra Gonzalez, Felipe Garcia-Pinillos, David J. Mora Lopez, Antonio Jose Cardona Linares, Juan Antonio Parraga Montilla, Pedro Angel Latorre-Roman
Summary: The study revealed that ten weeks of different running-retraining programmes were not sufficient to modify the foot strike pattern in adolescents.
Article
Sport Sciences
Diego Jaen-Carrillo, Felipe Garcia-Pinillos, Christopher Latella, Stephanie R. Moore, Antonio Carton-Llorente, Luis E. Roche-Seruendo
Summary: This study found that the condition of footwear, foot-strike pattern, and step frequency affect the spatiotemporal parameters and lower-body stiffness during running. Barefoot running showed higher stiffness compared to shod running for both foot-strike patterns, with stiffness increasing as step frequency increased.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Ruiya Ma, Wing-Kai Lam, Rui Ding, Fan Yang, Feng Qu
Summary: This study investigated the influence of midfoot stiffness of running shoes on foot segment kinematics and ground reaction force during heel-toe running. The results showed that shoes with high midfoot stiffness reduced the range of motion between the forefoot and rearfoot, as well as between the forefoot and midfoot in the frontal plane. However, no differences were found in the ground reaction force characteristics among the different shoe conditions.
BIOENGINEERING-BASEL
(2022)
Review
Surgery
Greg Connors, Justin Mathew, Erik Freeland
Summary: Biomechanical studies suggest that barefoot/minimalist running is associated with a change in foot strike pattern, lower vertical loading rates, increased cadence, reduced knee joint energy absorption, and increased ankle joint energy absorption. Clinical outcome studies indicate improvement in prior injuries and inconclusive injury rates in barefoot/minimal-style running groups. Foot strike pattern is more significant than footwear in injury prevention and vertical loading rate control. Minimalist footwear places greater stress on the ankle joints and leads to increased injury rates during a sudden transition to barefoot running. Runners should carefully consider the risks and benefits, and focus on properly strengthening their feet and safely transitioning to minimalist running.
Review
Sport Sciences
Yilin Xu, Peng Yuan, Ran Wang, Dan Wang, Jia Liu, Hui Zhou
Summary: The study found that compared to rearfoot strike (RFS), forefoot strike (FFS) results in lower impact force magnitude and loading rate, decreased ankle stiffness, reduced knee extension moment, eccentric power, negative work, and patellofemoral joint stress. However, FFS increases ankle plantarflexion moment, eccentric power, negative work, and axial contact force compared to RFS.
SPORTS HEALTH-A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Claude Pothrat, Guillaume Authier, Elke Viehweger, Eric Berton, Guillaume Rao
CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS
(2015)
Article
Biophysics
Guillaume Rao, Nicolas Chambon, Nils Gueguen, Eric Berton, Nicolas Delattre
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS
(2015)
Article
Sport Sciences
Delphine Chadefaux, Guillaume Rao, Jean-Loic Le Carrou, Eric Berton, Laurent Vigouroux
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2017)
Article
Sport Sciences
Delphine Chadefaux, Guillaume Rao, Philippe Androuet, Eric Berton, Laurent Vigouroux
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2017)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Martinus Buekers, Jorge Ibanez-Gijon, Antoine H. P. Morice, Guillaume Rao, Nicolas Mascret, Jerome Laurin, Gilles Montagne
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Carlijn A. Vernooij, Guillaume Rao, Dionysios Perdikis, Raoul Huys, Viktor K. Jirsa, Jean-Jacques Temprado
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2016)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Carlijn A. Vernooij, Guillaume Rao, Eric Berton, Frederique Retornaz, Jean-Jacques Temprado
FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE
(2016)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Aymeric Pionteck, Xavier Chiementin, Marcela Munera, Sebastien Murer, Delphine Chadefaux, Guillaume Rao
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2017)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Pauline Gerus, Guillaume Rao, Eric Berton
COMPUTER METHODS IN BIOMECHANICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
(2015)
Article
Physiology
Nicolas Flores, Nicolas Delattre, Eric Berton, Guillaume Rao
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Sport Sciences
S. Devys, D. Bertin, G. Rao
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Nicolas Flores, Guillaume Rao, Eric Berton, Nicolas Delattre
SPORTS BIOMECHANICS
(2019)
Review
Sport Sciences
Bas Van Hooren, Joel T. Fuller, Jonathan D. Buckley, Jayme R. Miller, Kerry Sewell, Guillaume Rao, Christian Barton, Chris Bishop, Richard W. Willy
Letter
Sport Sciences
Bas Van Hooren, Joel T. Fuller, Jonathan D. Buckley, Jayme R. Miller, Kerry Sewell, Guillaume Rao, Christian Barton, Chris Bishop, Richard W. Willy
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sebastien Garcia, Nicolas Delattre, Eric Berton, Guillaume Rao
Summary: This study aimed to compare patellar tendon forces between landings preceded by a vertical jump and a forward jump in volleyball players, as well as compare two different estimation methods. The results showed that forward jump-landing generated higher patellar tendon forces, and the inverse kinematic method provided higher values compared to the static optimization method.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Nina Gras, Torsten Brauner, Scott Wearing, Thomas Horstmann
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the challenge posed by progressively unstable balance devices to bipedal stance during early functional rehabilitation in THA patients. The results showed that increasingly compliant balance pads provided a progressive challenge, while the challenge posed by the oscillating platform was lower and independent of the ability to stand independently.
Article
Neurosciences
Sharon M. H. Tsang, Evest H. W. Chan, Jason Y. H. Chan, Gladys P. Y. Huang, Kelly K. T. Lam, Eunice W. Y. Lam, Allan C. L. Fu, Eliza R. Sun
Summary: This study examined the differences in postural adjustments between erect, hyperlordotic, and swayback postures when facing external perturbations. The findings suggest that adopting hyperlordotic and swayback postures alters the contributions of the active and passive subsystems of the spine in postural control, potentially reducing the spine's ability to withstand loading and shear forces.
Article
Neurosciences
Hsin-yi Wang, Cheng-Yi Ho, Min-Chun Pan
Summary: This study investigated the differences in lumbar and hip movements during gait and muscle activities related to knee osteoarthritis (KOA) patients and healthy participants. The results showed that KOA patients used a hyperlordotic lumbar and hip flexed strategy, leading to excessive stress on the lower extremity joints during gait.
Article
Neurosciences
Yoshitaka Otani, Osamu Aoki
Summary: This study found that feelings of fear affect postural control but not the internal focus of attention. This finding may be useful in assessments and interventions for older adults with a fall risk.
Article
Neurosciences
Haruki Toda, Hiroaki Hobara, Mitsunori Tada
Summary: This study investigated sex differences in lower limb dynamic joint stiffness (DJS) during walking in older adults. The results showed that ankle DJS was lower in older women, which was caused by the reduced ankle plantarflexion moment. However, knee DJS did not elucidate the cause of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in older women.
Article
Neurosciences
Luis H. Cubillos, Elliott J. Rouse, Thomas E. Augenstein, Varun Joshi, Edward S. Claflin, Chandramouli Krishnan
Summary: The study found that the reliability of stiffness, viscosity, and inertia of the ankle joint was good to excellent during standing. During walking, the reliability of stiffness and viscosity was also good to excellent, while that of inertia was fair to good. The minimal detectable change (MDC) ranged widely, but was higher for inertia during walking.
Article
Neurosciences
Alexandra F. Dejong Lempke, Danielle L. Hunt, Sarah B. Willwerth, Pierre A. d'Hemecourt, William P. Meehan III, Kristin E. Whitney
Summary: Adolescent athletes alter their gait patterns throughout a marathon race, and there are correlations between biomechanical features and race performance among young marathoners.
Article
Neurosciences
Ali Esmaeili, Sayed Esmaeil Hosseininejad, Amirali Jafarnezhadgero, Valdeci Carlos Dionisio
Summary: This study investigates the effects of footwear type, navicular drop and ankle pronation on lower limb joint stiffness during running. The results show that navicular drop and dynamic ankle pronation do not affect joint stiffness, but footwear type significantly affects joint stiffness. Conventional footwear increases ankle and hip joint stiffness while reducing knee joint stiffness, which may have implications for injury risk.
Article
Neurosciences
Takahiro Watanabe, Tomoya Takabayashi, Takanori Kikumoto, Yudai Kikuchi, Shunsuke Suzuki, Shiori Hiratsuka, Masayoshi Kubo
Summary: This study suggests that there are differences in abductor hallucis activity between individuals with chronic ankle instability and ankle sprain copers, indicating neuromuscular dysfunction in these patients, which leads to pain and instability symptoms.
Letter
Neurosciences
Susan M. Linder, Mandy Miller Koop, Jay L. Alberts
Article
Neurosciences
Elza van Duijnhoven, Marit van der Veen, Fieke S. Koopman, Frans Nollet, Sjoerd M. Bruijn, Merel-Anne Brehm
Summary: Gait stability is impaired in polio survivors with plantarflexor weakness, characterized by increased step width and step length variability and lower MoSAP. These factors are related to the elevated energy cost of walking in polio survivors.
Article
Neurosciences
Rebecca Hemming, Alister du Rose, Liba Sheeran, Robert van Deursen, Valerie Sparkes
Summary: In a forward bending task, there is a relationship between trunk muscle activation and regional thoracic and lumbar kinematics in NSCLBP subgroups, indicating different motor control strategies adopted by different subgroups when performing bending tasks.
Review
Neurosciences
Carina Pohle, Linda Becker, Jochen Baumeister
Summary: This systematic review is the first to compile evidence on the effect of the menstrual cycle on postural control. The evidence regarding the influence of the menstrual cycle on postural control is unclear. However, a trend of decreased postural control from the early follicular phase to the ovulatory phase was observed in balance tasks that eliminated or altered sensory input.