In the new study, they assessed data collected over six years from nearly 700 runners about their shoe type and injury history as well as objective data about their running gait acquired using special treadmills and motion capture videos.
Wearing this type of sneakers increases injury risk for runners, study finds Runners wearing thick-heeled shoes fail to identify how hard they are striking the ground.
They, however, urge runners to gradually transition to flatter shoes as switching too quickly to a new shoe type or altering foot strike patterns can pose injury risks as well.
Runners wearing thick-heeled sneakers have a higher risk of injury compared to those using flatter shoes, a new study has found.
Those in thick-heeled shoes seem to struggle to sense exactly how their feet land with each step, likely contributing to the elevated injury rates, according to the study published in the journal Frontiers in Sports and Active Living.
