The effect of the heel-to-toe drop of standard running shoes on lower limb biomechanics

Running brings many health benefits, but can lead to injuries to the musculoskeletal system. Modern running shoes have been developed to improve running biomechanics, including the heel-to-toe-drop (HTD) which has been highlighted as a central feature in shoe design. The purpose of this study was to investigate impact force characteristics, joint kinematics and kinetics across three commonly-available HTDs, as well as between running with HTDs...