Lateral torsion stiffness of running shoes and injury

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Association Between Running Shoe Characteristics
and Lower Extremity Injuries in United States Military
Academy Cadets
Gary L. Helton et al
ACSM ANNUAL MEETING
May 28 – June 1, 2019 – Orlando, Florida

PURPOSE: Prospectively investigate the relationship between running shoe
characteristics and lower extremity musculoskeletal injury. METHODS: The study
included 1025 of 1308 incoming United States Military Academy (USMA) cadets.
Shoe length and stiffness were recorded to calculate shoe torsional stiffness while
shoe heel height was also recorded. Demographic data and Army Physical Fitness
Test (APFT) data were also recorded. Lower extremity injuries sustained over nine
weeks during cadet basic training were documented using the Armed Forces Health
Longitudinal Technology Application (AHLTA) and the Cadet Illness and Injury
Tracking System (CIITS). Kaplan-Meier survival curves were estimated with time to
incident of lower extremity injury as the primary outcome by level of the independent
predictor variables. Risk factors and known or potential covariates were carried
forward into multivariable Cox Proportional Hazards Regression Models. RESULTS:
Approximately 18.1% of participants incurred a lower extremity injury. Cadets
wearing shoes with moderate lateral torsional stiffness were 49% less likely to incur
any type of lower extremity injury and 52% less likely to incur a lower extremity
injury due to overuse than cadets wearing shoes with minimal lateral torsional
stiffness. Risk of injury was similar among cadets wearing shoes with minimal and
extreme lateral torsional stiffness. CONCLUSIONS: Shoes with mild to moderate
lateral torsional stiffness may be appropriate in reducing risk of lower extremity injury
in cadets. Shoes with minimal lateral torsional stiffness should be discouraged in this
population.
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