«Evidence to date shows that
changing gait patterns, not shoe selection, is the best intervention to lower the injury prevalence in runners.
«Would
changing gait pattern decrease your likelihood of running injuries?.»
Not exact matches
Motion - control shoes can stop your foot from twisting and re-train your
gait, which will be evident if your wear
pattern changes.
Exercises included raising the toes (dorsiflexion) during the forward swing of the leg, kicking off the floor with the ball of the foot, walking with directional
changes, and
gait pattern variations.
«Therefore since your mass is the same no matter whether you're contacting heel first or forefoot first, the force will simply be redistributed to a different area of your body when you
change from one
gait pattern to another.
«
Changing from one's naturally adopted
gait pattern to another
gait pattern has not been shown consistently to result in a reduced injury rate — simply a
change in the location of the injury,» says Hamilton.