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Does an acute transition to different footwear conditions affect walking patterns in people with different experiences of minimalist footwear
J. Malus, J. Urbaczka, J. Hamill, M. Rygelova, A. Monte, V. Horka, J. Uchytil
Language English Country England, Great Britain
Document type Journal Article
- MeSH
- Biomechanical Phenomena MeSH
- Gait * physiology MeSH
- Walking * physiology MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Young Adult MeSH
- Foot physiology MeSH
- Shoes * MeSH
- Cross-Sectional Studies MeSH
- Check Tag
- Adult MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Young Adult MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
BACKGROUND: Minimalistic footwear provides adequate toe space, tripod function, improving foot function, muscle activation and stability during walking similarly to barefoot walking. Due to the increasing popularity of this specific footwear, there is a lack of research focusing on general users of minimalistic footwear. RESEARCH QUESTION: Does annual walking in minimalistic footwear affect gait biomechanics? METHODS: Cross-sectional study involving twenty participants in a minimalistic footwear group with both experience (MFE) and no experience (NMFE). Participants walked in three different conditions (barefoot, minimalistic, and neutral footwear) in the laboratory at normal human walking speed. RESULTS: A significant main effect of groups regardless of footwear conditions show significantly greater values during walking in minimalistic footwear and barefoot in the stride length (p=0.035, p=0.003, respectively), and stride width (p=0.047, p=0.028, respectively) in the NMFE group compared to MFE group. The significant differences in the main effects of footwear regardless of experience were found in stance time (p<0.001), steps per minute (p<0.001), stride length (<0.001), foot adduction in TO (p<0.001), foot eversion angle in IC and TO (p<0.001, p<0.001, respectively), foot progression angle (p<0.001), ankle dorsiflexion angle in IC and TO (p<0.001, p<0.001, respectively), in ankle eversion angle in IC and TO (p<0.001, p<0.001, respectively), knee flexion angle in IC and TO (p<0.001; p<0.001, respectively), and in knee flexion range of motion (p<0.001). SIGNIFICANCE: Based on our findings, barefoot walking should be used primarily during daily activities if the environment is conducive. Only one year of experience with minimalistic footwear seems insufficient and an intervention should be incorporated to change the gait pattern when transitioning to full minimalistic footwear walking.
Department of Kinesiology University of Massachusetts Amherst USA
Department of Neurosciences Biomedicine and Movement Sciences University of Verona Verona Italy
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