title: Effect of motion control running shoes compared with neutral shoes on tibial rotation during running.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine whether a motion control running shoe reduces tibial rotation in the transverse plane during treadmill running.
  
  
  METHODS
  An experimental study measuring tibial rotation in volunteer participants using a repeated measures design.
  
  
  METHODS
  Human Movement Laboratory, School of Health Professions, University of Brighton.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-four healthy participants were tested. The group comprised males and females with size 6, 7, 9 and 11 feet. The age range for participants was 19 to 31 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  The total range of proximal tibial rotation was measured using the Codamotion 3-D Movement Analysis System.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A one-tailed paired t-test indicated a statistically significant decrease in the total range of proximal tibial rotation when a motion control shoe was worn (mean difference 1.38°, 95% confidence interval 0.03 to 2.73, P=0.04).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a difference in tibial rotation in the transverse plane between a motion control running shoe and a neutral running shoe. The results from this study have implications for the use of supportive running shoes as a form of injury prevention.
authors.affiliation: Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health Professions, University of Brighton, UK. alice2rose@googlemail.com
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Birch
authors.forename: Raija
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kuisma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena / Q000502:physiology; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012399:Rotation; D012420:Running / Q000502:physiology*; D012775:Shoes; D013977:Tibia / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult