ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2025
Immediate and long-term effects of zero-drop running shoes on lower extremity biomechanics.
Article in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Objective: The purpose of the study was to investigate the immediate and long-term effects of zero-drop running shoes on lower extremity joint biomechanics. Methods: Seven male runners participated in this study (height: 1.74 ± 0.03 m, weight: 62.5 ± 3.1 kg, body mass index: 20.6 ± 0.7 kg/m Results: The foot strike index increased (zero-drop: p = 0.021, 15 mm drop: p = 0.049), along with the negative work of ankle joint (15 mm drop: p = 0.018), and the hip joint (zero-drop: p = 0.004, 15 mm drop: p = 0.009), while metatarsophalangeal joint negative work decreased (zero-drop: p = 0.029, 15 mm drop: p = 0.028) in post-intervention test compared to the pre-intervention test. Conclusion: Zero-drop running shoes promote a forefoot strike pattern, which affects the distribution of lower extremity joint work.
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