PowerTalk: Running Shoe & Injury Prevention

This PowerTalk focuses on recreational distance running and the role of running shoes on injury prevention. It is popular belief that the relationship between running shoes and running injuries is direct and causal. Is this idea correct or has it been nurtured by the running shoe industry ever since the appearance of the modern running shoe?
Some recent intervention studies have provided preliminary results that suggest a relationship between specific shoe features and injury risk. How confident can we be about shoe prescription guidelines when we take into account the current (limited) evidence available?

This PowerTalk will address: 

1. basic knowledge on running injury epidemiology and important methodological considerations to bear in mind when reading scientific literature on the topic
2. the evidence supporting the role of running shoe features in injury development
3. recent development in the analysis of running biomechanics and the most relevant biomechanical factors
4. the injury paradigms that have guided footwear construction and recommendation
5. some practical considerations for the guidance of runners in their footwear selection.

By the end of this PowerTalk attendees should:

• Understand the important methodological considerations to bear in mind when reading scientific publications on running shoes and injury prevention;
• Get excellent knowledge on the existing evidence about the relationship between running shoe features and injury risk;
• Acquire basic knowledge on running biomechanics and the most relevant biomechanical factors;
• Fully understand the complex relationship between impact forces, shoe cushioning and injury risk;
• Be aware of important considerations when making recommendations.

Kinesitherapeuten, sportkinesitherapeuten, podologen, sportartsen, osteopaten,...

4 pt PQK

66€ (excl btw)

Syllabus (digitaal), uitgesteld kijken mogelijk tot 48u na het verzenden van de opname.