Those who have done one of my Clinical Biomechanics Boot Camps know the dilemma I have of about the pathomechanical link between foot biomechanics and load in the Achilles tendon, and the speculation that it’s potentially a joint moment issue at the subtalar joint and not the ankle joint. Having said that, this new study […]
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Minimalist vs Maximalist Running Shoes and Achilles Tendon Loads
Sometimes I struggle to decide what to include as the title of a blog post; this time is no exception. Should I title this post: “Minimalist Running Shoes Increase the Achilles Tendon Load” or should I title it “Maximalist Running Shoes Decreases the Achilles Tendon Load“? (I played with the headline concept before, here). Either […]
Custom made vs sham foot orthotics for achilles tendinopathy
I recently reviewed a study that showed foot orthotics reduced the load in the Achilles tendon but lamented by reflecting on comments that this was not a clinical trial, but a lab based study. Nothing wrong with that, but without field or clinical based studies we do not know if those lab based effects can […]
The effects of foot orthoses on achilles tendon loads
Foot orthotics are commonly used to reduce load in the tissues to help manage overuse injuries in runners. They will only help if the injury is in a tissue that foot orthotics can actually reduce the load and the foot orthotic has the actual design features to reduce that load in the specific individual. When […]
Risk factors for achilles tendon pain in runners
Last week I reported on a study that found a correlation between timing of events of the gluteal muscles and achilles tendinopathy. This was a correlation study and the achilles pain could have easily altered the gait to give the findings in the gluteal muscles or it could be that the gluteal muscles timing issue […]
The Glutes and Achilles Tendinopathy
There is an ever increasing attention being paid to the role of proximal issues in the development of lower limb injuries. This most recent publication from Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise adds to the knowledge base: Neuromotor Control of Gluteal Muscles in Runners with Achilles Tendinopathy Smith, Melinda M.; Honeywill, Conor; Wyndow, Narelle; […]
Forefoot strikers exhibit lower running-induced knee loading than rearfoot strikers
One thing that I have been consistent in saying is that different running forms load different tissues differently. From a clinical perspective, this is not a matter of one ‘form’ being better than another, its about what gait changes can be made to reduce the load on any tissues that there are problematic issues with. […]
Achilles Tendinopathy and Body Mass Index
Achilles tendinopathy is no different to any other overuse injury in that the cause is the cumulative loads in the tissue are beyond what the tissue can take. There are a number of factors that increases the cumulative loads and make the tissues more susceptible to those loads. One of the factors that is assumed […]
The Effect of Foot Strike Pattern on Achilles Tendon Load During Running
No sooner than I posted about the undergraduate project that looked at Achilles loads between shod and barefoot running that this next study from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse on the effects of loads in the Achilles tendon with different foot strike patterns turns up. Here is the abstract: The Effect of Foot Strike Pattern […]
Achilles tendon forces in minimalist and traditional running shoes
This is one of those, not sure what to make of it research projects. This is another undergraduate research project and has all the shortcomings of projects that happen at that level and has not been published in a peer reviewed journal (see the comments on a previous undergraduate project I discussed). This one is […]