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Orthopedics and Osteoporosis 2018
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Journal of Clinical & Experimental Orthopaedics
ISSN: 2471-8416
E u r o p e a n C o n f e r e n c e o n
Orthopedics and
Osteoporosis
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articipation in sports and physical activity provides physical, mental, social and economic benefits to both the individual and
the society. Among the different types of physical activities, walking, jogging and running are the most popular ones. Since the
latter part of the 20
th
century, running has become a popular sport around the world. In the last few decades, the number of people
finishing a marathon has increased significantly. The main reasons for the increasing popularity of running is its accessibility and
low participation cost. Humans are habituated for barefoot running for millions of years. Earliest recorded evidence of foot wear
usage dates back to 8300 years ago where as the modern running shoes were invented around 1970s. Yet we don’t know with
this sudden shift to foot wear running caused any changes in injuries in running cohort. Recently, there is an increased interest
among the runners for minimalist shoe and barefoot running. Hence it is imperative know whether this trend is mere a fad or
with evidence. It has been found that there is difference in foot strike patterns for barefoot running (more of fore and mid foot
strike) and shod running (more of hind foot strike). They cause difference in load and injury patterns in lower limb especially knee
and foot. The paper is a review comparing 3 categories of runners for the kinetics, kinematics, injury patterns, difference in foot
muscle volumes and economy of running from scientific studies.
drmanupv@gmail.comThe impact on knee and foot: comparison of
barefoot, minimalist shod and traditional shod
running
Manoj Kumar P V Nair
Dubai Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre, UAE
J Clin Exp Orthop 2018, Volume: 4
DOI: 10.4172/2471-8416-C1-006