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Does footwear affect ankle coordination strategies?

Max J Kurz1, Nicholas Stergiou

  • 1HPER Biomechanics Laboratory, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182-0216, USA.

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
|January 20, 2004
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Running in shoes, whether hard or soft, alters ankle coordination compared to barefoot running. Barefoot running may involve different strategies to manage impact forces.

Area of Science:

  • Biomechanics
  • Human Movement Science
  • Sports Medicine

Background:

  • Footwear significantly influences biomechanical responses during locomotion.
  • Understanding ankle coordinative strategies is crucial for injury prevention and performance optimization in runners.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of shoe hardness and footwear on ankle coordinative strategies during the running stance phase.
  • To compare running biomechanics in barefoot, hard-shoe, and soft-shoe conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Kinematic data (sagittal and frontal views) were collected from subjects running at a self-selected pace.
  • Dynamic systems theory tools were employed to analyze ankle coordination patterns.
  • Three conditions were tested: barefoot, hard shoe, and soft shoe.

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Main Results:

  • No significant differences in ankle coordination were observed between the hard-shoe and soft-shoe conditions.
  • Significant differences in ankle coordinative strategies were found when comparing shod conditions (hard and soft shoes) to the barefoot condition.
  • Running barefoot elicited distinct ankle coordination patterns compared to running in footwear.

Conclusions:

  • Footwear, irrespective of hardness, modifies ankle coordinative strategies during running.
  • The observed changes in coordination when running barefoot may indicate alternative mechanisms for impact force attenuation.
  • Further research is warranted to elucidate the specific neuromuscular adaptations involved in barefoot running impact mitigation.