Why forefoot striking in minimal shoes might positively change the course of running injuries.

TL;DR: Results of relevant literature are limited and somewhat contradictory, and the outcome suggests that running may increase foot muscle volume, muscle cross-sectional area and bone density, but this seems to depend on training volume and experience.

TL;DR: The relationship between FIA and AVLR is best represented by a cubic model, and FIA should be treated as a continuous variable, because reducing FIA into categories may misrepresent the relationship with FIA and other gait variables.

TL;DR: The study quantified the loading status of the plantar fascia during running and provided mechanical evidence to support the usage of taping as a mean to reduce fascial strain, thus possibly controlling injury risks for the runners.

TL;DR: Evaluated by systematically lower vertical accelerations, a more secure attachment method may be necessary for capturing the most representative measure of tibial accelerations during running, but a less secure method is sufficient for capturing tibIAL accelerations as a surrogate for impact loading forces.

TL;DR: Judged by several criteria, humans perform remarkably well at endurance running, thanks to a diverse array of features, many of which leave traces in the skeleton.

TL;DR: Kinematic and kinetic analyses show that even on hard surfaces, barefoot runners who fore-foot strike generate smaller collision forces than shod rear-foot strikers, and this difference results primarily from a more plantarflexed foot at landing and more ankle compliance during impact, decreasing the effective mass of the body that collides with the ground.

TL;DR: There was strong evidence that a long training distance per week in male runners and a history of previous injuries were risk factors for injuries, and that an increase in trainingdistance per week was a protective factor for knee injuries.

TL;DR: Ground reaction forces and center of pressure (C of P) patterns were studied in 17 subjects running at 4.5 ms −1 and the implications in the areas of running mechanics, shoe design and sports injury are discussed.