Observational studyInternational journal of sports medicine2018
Foot Strike Patterns Differ Between Children and Adolescents Growing up Barefoot vs. Shod.
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- Running barefoot leads to lower running stability compared to shod running - results from a randomized controlled study.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- Adaptation of Running Biomechanics to Repeated Barefoot Running: A Randomized Controlled Study.The American journal of sports medicine · 2019Trial
- Effects of barefoot and footwear conditions on learning of a dynamic balance task: a randomized controlled study.European journal of applied physiology · 2018Trial
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- Factors of modern lifestyle influencing gait pattern alterations in elementary school children: a mini review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- [The influence of footwear on the human gait].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Review
- Understanding the Role of Children's Footwear on Children's Feet and Gait Development: A Systematic Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Are habitually barefoot children compelled to wear ill-fitting school shoes? A cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2022Observational
- Adolescent Running Biomechanics - Implications for Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2021Article
- From barefoot hunter gathering to shod pavement pounding. Where to from here? A narrative review.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2020Review
- Key concepts in children's footwear research: a scoping review focusing on therapeutic footwear.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2019Article
- Prospective monitoring of health problems among recreational runners preparing for a half marathon.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2018Article
- Big issues for small feet: developmental, biomechanical and clinical narratives on children's footwear.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2018Review
- What is the foot strike pattern distribution in children and adolescents during running? A cross-sectional study.Brazilian journal of physical therapyArticle
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Abstract
Effects of early and permanent footwear use are not well understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of habituation to footwear on foot strike patterns of children and adolescents. Healthy habitually barefoot and shod participants (aged 6-18 years) from South Africa (n=288) and Germany (n=390) performed multiple 20-m jogging and running trials with and without shoes. Each foot strike was captured using a high-speed camera to determine a rearfoot or non-rearfoot strike. The probability of a rearfoot strike in both cohorts and each age was analyzed by using a mixed-effects logistic regression adjusted for possible confounders. Habitually barefoot children showed a higher probability of using rearfoot strikes than habitually shod children (p<0.001). The probability was age-dependent and decreased in habitually barefoot children with age (OR
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