The effects of midfoot strike gait retraining on impact loading and joint stiffness

To assess the biomechanical changes following a systematic gait retraining to modify footstrike patterns from rearfoot strike (RFS) to midfoot strike (MFS). Pre-post interventional study. All participants underwent a gait retraining program designed to modify footstrike pattern to MFS. Research laboratory. Twenty habitual RFS male runners participated. Gait evaluations were conducted before and after the training. Footstrike pattern, vertical...