Biomechanical Tradeoffs in Foot Function From Variations in Shoe Design
Ali Yawar, Daniel E. Lieberman
Abstract
There is debate and confusion over how to evaluate the biomechanical effects of running shoe design. Here, we use an evolutionary perspective to analyze how key design features of running shoes alter the evolved biomechanics of the foot, creating a range of tradeoffs in force production and transmission that may affect performance and vulnerability to injury.
Topics & Concepts
BiomechanicsConfusionPerspective (graphical)Physical medicine and rehabilitationFoot (prosody)Computer scienceFunction (biology)SimulationMedicinePsychologyArtificial intelligenceBiologyAnatomyEvolutionary biologyLinguisticsPhilosophyPsychoanalysisLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesSports Performance and TrainingSports injuries and prevention