The decision that a runner tends to make in what running shoes to wear may be quite crucial. Buying the running shoe correct has ramifications for how fast they run and may affect the probability for a running injury. You will find, however, experts who do argue with this and there is definitely a great deal of debate concerning the issues. There's some proof to support both position with this debate, and not a lot of consensus and it depends on the method that you like to spin the science regarding which side of the debate that you want to believe in. The podiatry related live stream via Facebook, PodChatLive recently talked about this topic by chatting with Dr Chris Napier, Physiotherapist as well as Associate Professor from the University of British Columbia (and 2:30 marathoner). PodChatLive is a weekly chat which goes out live on Facebook and after that published to YouTube at the conclusion of the livestream.
In this episode on athletic shoes, Chris summarised his recent British Journal of Sports Medicine discussion which was on the logical myths in the running shoe argument. The hosts and Chris pointed out exactly how runners (both uninjured as well as injured) should choose athletic shoes. They referred to exactly what the evidence truly does actually tells us and what it doesn’t yet show us. In addition they reviewed how much focus and attention athletic shoes seems to get and asked, can it be merely all about comfort? Chris Napier is a Clinical Assistant Professor from the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of British Columbia and an associate member of the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility. He initially attained his Master of Physiotherapy education in Perth in Australia, in 2003, and then his PhD at the University of British Columbia in 2018 about running biomechanics and injury. Since being a physiotherapist, Chris has specialised his training with postgraduate research in manual therapy and also sport physiotherapy.
