title: The Influence of Minimalist and Maximalist Footwear on Patellofemoral Kinetics During Running.
abstract: The current study aimed to comparatively examine the effects of minimalist, maximalist, and conventional footwear on the loads experienced by the patellofemoral joint during running. Twenty male participants ran over a force platform at 4.0 m×s-1. Lower limb kinematics were collected using an 8-camera motion capture system allowing patellofemoral kinetics to be quantified using a musculoskeletal modeling approach. Differences in patellofemoral kinetic parameters were examined using one-way repeated-measures ANOVA. The results showed the peak patellofemoral force and pressure were significantly larger in conventional (4.70 ± 0.91 BW, 13.34 ± 2.43 MPa) and maximalist (4.74 ± 0.88 BW, 13.59 ± 2.63 MPa) compared with minimalist footwear (3.87 ± 1.00 BW, 11.59 ± 2.63 MPa). It was also revealed that patellofemoral force per mile was significantly larger in conventional (246.81 ± 53.21 BW) and maximalist (251.94 ± 59.17 BW) as compared with minimalist (227.77 ± 58.60 BW) footwear. As excessive loading of the patellofemoral joint has been associated with the etiology of patellofemoral pain symptoms, the current investigation indicates that minimalist footwear may be able reduce runners' susceptibility to patellofemoral disorders.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Applied Sport and Exercise Sciences, School of Sport and Wellbeing, University of Central Lancashire, Lancashire, UK.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Selfe
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fau-Goodwin
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shore
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D057071:Patellofemoral Joint / Q000502:physiology*; D011312:Pressure; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D012420:Running / Q000502:physiology*; D012775:Shoes; D055815:Young Adult