Can minimal running shoes imitate barefoot heel-toe running patterns?A comparison of lower leg kinematics

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摘要 Background:Numerousstudiesabouttheinteractionbetweenfootwear(andbarefoot)andkinematicandkineticoutcomeshavebeenpublishedoverthelastfewyears.Recentstudieshoweverleadtotheconclusionthattheassumedinteractionsdependmainlyonthesubjects'experienceofbarefoot(BF)walking/running,thepreferredrunningstrikepattern,thespeed,thehardnessofthesurface,thethicknessofthemidsolematerial,andtherunners'levelofability.Theaimofthepresentstudywastoinvestigatelowerlegkinematicso\'BFrunningandrunninginminimalrunningshoes(MRS)toassesscomparabilityofBFkinematicsinbothconditions.Tosystematicallycomparebothconditionswemonitoredtheinfluencingvariablesdescribedaboveinourmeasurementsetup.WehypothesizedthatrunninginMRSdoesnotalterlowerlegkinematicscomparedtoBFrunning.Methods:Thirty-sevensubjects,injury-freeandactiveinsports,ranBFonanEVAfoamrunway,andalsoranshodwearingNikeFree3.0onatartanindoortrack.Lower-leg3Dkinematicswasmeasuredtoquantifyrearfootandanklemovements.SkinmarkerswereusedinbothshodandBFrunning.Results:Allrunnersrevealedrearfootstrikepatternwhenrunningbarefoot.DifferencesbetweenBFandMRSrunningoccurredparticularlyduringtheinitialstancephaseofrunning,bothinthesagittalandthefrontalplanes.BFrunningrevealedaflatterfootplacement,amoreplantarflexedanklejointandlessinvertedrearfootattouchdowncomparedtoMRSrunning.Conclusion:BFrunningdoesnotchangethelandingautomaticallytoforefootrunning,especiallyafterasystematicexclusionofsurfaceandotherinfluencingfactors.TheNikeFree3.0mimicssomeBFfeatures.Nevertheless,changesindesignoftheNikeFreeshouldbeconsideredinordertomimicBFmovementevenmoreclosely.
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出版日期 2014年02月12日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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