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2. Current Research:
› team of 3 + Capstone Professor
› literature review: biomechanical differences of barefoot vs
shod running
› 10 week transition program
11 participants
Supervised practice
Transition exercises
Barefoot activity
Walk jog run transition
› Final data gathered last night!
Analyze data for strike, cadence, intrinsic strength,
dynamic balance “Y” balance
› Next: analyze data, present findings
3. What exactly is “minimalist” running?
› History
› Minimalist foot wear defined
Why bother?
› Foot strike pattern
› Biomechanical pro/cons
Who should try “minimalist” running?
› Screening criteria
How?
› Transition Program
Clinical applications
Bottom Line
4. Imitate barefoot running
technique
But with shoes for protection!
Proposed theory for injury
reduction/prevention
› …I’ll review the evidence, and
let you decide for yourself…
8. Q: every try sprinting or jumping
barefoot? (kids?)
› Likely land on balls of feet to reduce impact
› Use more motor control for eccentric landing
& land softly
› Incr. motor control = decr. load on joints
BLUF:
› MFW → no cushion heel →promote forefoot
strike → decr. Step length → incr. cadence
→closer BOS →less joint torque/GRF
9. Rear foot strike
Mid foot strike
Fore foot strike
Strike pattern and drop
correlation
Strike pattern and
Ground Reaction Force
(GRF)4***
› Collision force
› ≈LE load
› Force plate
› Impact peak
› Active peak
11. FFS RFS
Extrinsic Strength1,7,9 Eccentric GS complex;
stronger FHL FDL in MFW
(arch)
Eccentric Ant Tib
Intrinsic Strength9,10 MFW ↑ Abductor Hallucis
& Quadratus Plantae vs
shod
habitually shod children
decreased arch height
& lig support vs barefoot
Proprioception 11,12 Barefoot = highly
protective sensation
=absorb ground impact
better
Inflexible rubber sole has
vibration dampening
properties ↓ sensory
feedback = ↑ injury
Postural Changes13 Ideal posture; Shorter
stride = neutral pelvis,
neutral L spine
Longer stride = Ant
pelvic tilt = L lordosis; RFS
↑ sagittal movement L
spine
12. FFS RFS
cadence1 170-180 steps/min 150-160 steps/min
Stride Length5 Shorter, foot land closer
to body’s COM, reduce
load on LE joints
Cushioned heel
encourages over-
striding, further from
COM
13. FFS RFS
Impact ↑ impacts/min, ↓ peaks ↓ impacts, ↑ peaks
Injuries MT stress fractures, achilles
tendonitis, stress to plantar fascia
Shin spints
Orthotics Not compatible c MFW Are compatible c
standard shoes
Protection Minimal c harmful terrain Motion control,
cushioning, stabilization
14. Not for everyone
› Heel strikers
› “If it’s not broke, don’t change it”
› RRI? Maybe so…
Screening Criteria:
› Sensory screening
› No orthotics
› Previous stress fracture
› Solid running base
› Mobility Test:
Ankle 25-30° DF ROM
MTP 30° Ext
› Intrinsic strength (FHB)
› SLS balance (barefeet)
15. Form & Technique instruction
› Incr. cadence = shortens strike = encourages MFS/FFS
› Daniel Lieberman 3 tips: (http://sanjayguptamd.blogs.cnn.com/2013/11/04/run-the-right-way-like-
prehistoric-man-3/)
Good posture
Fast rhythm
Quiet steps
Transition shoe wear
› Motion control>stability>neutral>nike free>racing flat>vibrams
Transition program is recommended
› Structured
› Gradual progression of….
Barefoot activity
Walk-run program wearing MFW
Balance/proprioception training
Intrinsic strength
Plyometrics
16. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Week 1 Walk 15
minutes
Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Walk 20
minutes
Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Walk 25
minutes
Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Week 2 Walk 30
minutes
Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Walk 9
minutes/ Jog 1
minute x 3
Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Walk 8
minutes/ Jog
2 minutes x
3
Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Week 3 Walk 7
minutes/ Jog
3 minutes x 3
Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Walk 6
minutes/ Jog 4
minutes x 3
Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Walk 5
minutes/ Jog
5 minutes x
3
Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Week 4 Walk 4
minutes/ Jog
6 minutes x 3
Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Walk 3
minutes/ Jog 7
minutes x 3
Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Walk 2
minutes/ Jog
8 minutes x
3
Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
17. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Week 5 Walk 1
minute/ Jog 9
minutes x 3
Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Jog 10 minutes Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Jog 11
minutes
Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Week 6 Jog 12 min Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Jog 15 min Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Jog 17 min Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Week 7 Jog 17 min Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Jog 20 min Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Jog 20 min Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Week 8 Jog 25 min Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Jog 25 min Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Jog 30 min Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
18. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Week 9 Jog 30 min Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Jog 30 min Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Jog 30 min Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Week 10 Jog 20 min Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Videotaping
Jog 10 min Transition
Exercises
Barefoot
activity
Stretching
Videotaping
Day off/
Prepare for
race day!
5K Race!
19. Dynamic Warm up (c forefoot striking):
› High Knees
› A-Skip
› B-Skip
› Sprints
Plyometrics
› Line hops → cone hops
› Squat jumps → tuck jumps → drop jumps
› Single leg hops → for distance
Intrinsic Strengthening
› Towel scrunches
› Marble pick ups
› Arch builders
Balance
› SLS → SLS c TB → SLS foam → SLS foam c TB →SLS
bosu
20. General patient curiosity?
Relationship with Running Related Injuries:
Chronic Shin Splints = maybe try
› heel strike → ecc ant. Tib → fatigue=“foot slap”
Achilles Tendonitis = no way!
› forefoot → ecc GS
Hx of MT stress fractures? Nope!
21. It’s more about the FOOT STRIKE
Minimalist shoes can facilitate a MFS-FFS
› MFW → no cushion heel →promote FFS→
decr. Step length → incr. cadence →closer
BOS →less joint torque/GRF
But, if you don’t change strike pattern,
RFS in MFW = calcaneal/heel stress
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Hinweis der Redaktion
-GRF can be described as a collision force that occurs during initial contact and increases during the stance phase, as seen in Fig. 1,
GRF=can approximate the amount of loading placed upon the lower extremity
-measured using a force plate in a controlled laboratory setting.
It is important to note that the impact peak is not eliminated, or even dampened, if the barefoot/minimalist runner maintains a RFS pattern, which could be injurious
Loading rate is the slope of the impact peak, or how quickly the foot absorbs the initial impact associated with initial contact, and is usually recorded in milliseconds.
-The slower the rate of loading, the longer the body has to absorb, adapt, and counterbalance the stresses placed upon the lower extremities’ kinetic chains
-. Regarding injury, a quicker loading rate has been correlated with lower extremity stress fractures.13
-The ideal posture has been explained in the literature as an erect body position and forward lean with the body, hinging at the ankles and not at the hips, With the body angled forward, the runner more efficiently carries over momentum with each step encouraging a shorter step length and preventing over striding
-Cadence alone can also impact loading on the lower extremity; Heiderscheit found that a 10% increase in one’s normal cadence can reduce the loading placed on the hip and knee joints, which may reduce overall injury to the lower extremity
Daniel E. Lieberman
Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge MA