footwear science

Influence of protocol complexity on fit perception of basketball footwear

April 30, 2013

Footwear Science, Volume 0, Issue 0, Page 1-9, Ahead of Print.

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The effect of unstable sandals on single-leg standing

April 30, 2013

Footwear Science, Volume 0, Issue 0, Page 1-8, Ahead of Print.

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Do running shoes weaken muscles?

March 23, 2013

We have all seen the claims on blogs, in articles and on places like You Tube that running shoes weaken muscles and that is why we should not be using the big bulky motion controlling running shoes. The claims are made quite regularly and with a certain amount of assertiveness that you would have to believe that those making the claims actually have some evidence to back up the claims, but they don’t. Don’t you think that the onus is on those making the claims to come up with the evidence

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Influence of rearfoot and forefoot midsole hardness on biomechanical and perception variables during heel-toe running

March 4, 2013

Footwear Science, Volume 0, Issue 0, Page 1-9, Ahead of Print.

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Effects of barefoot, minimal shoes and running shoes on lower limb mechanics in rear and forefoot strike runners

February 27, 2013

Acute effects of barefoot, minimal shoes and running shoes on lower limb mechanics in rear and forefoot strike runners Max Robert Paquette, Songning Zhang & Lucas Dahl Baumgartner Footwear Science; Volume 5, Issue 1, 2013 Quote: Barefoot or minimal footwear running is currently a highly debated topic among runners and researchers. Several footwear companies have developed minimal running footwear to simulate barefoot running but few studies have compared minimal footwear to barefoot and shoes during running.

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Acute effects of barefoot, minimal shoes and running shoes on lower limb mechanics in rear and forefoot strike runners

February 26, 2013

Footwear Science, Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 9-18, March 2013.

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Barefoot running – some critical considerations

February 26, 2013

Footwear Science, Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 1-7, March 2013.

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Effects of unknown footwear midsole thickness on running kinematics

December 14, 2012

Effects of unknown footwear midsole thickness on running kinematics within the initial six minutes of running Trampas M. TenBroek, Pedro Rodrigues, Edward C.

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Effects of unknown footwear midsole thickness on running kinematics within the initial six minutes of running

December 14, 2012

Footwear Science, Volume 0, Issue 0, Page 1-11, Ahead of Print.

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Athletic training with minimal footwear strengthens toe flexor muscles

December 12, 2012

Footwear Science, Volume 0, Issue 0, Page 1-7, Ahead of Print.

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