Can minimal running shoes imitate barefoot heel-toe running patterns? A compa…

Background: Numerous studies about the interaction between footwear (and barefoot) and kinematic and kinetic outcomes have been published over the last few years. Recent studies however lead to the conclusion that the assumed interactions depend mainly on the subjects’ experience of barefoot (BF) walking/running, the preferred running strike pattern, the speed, the hardness of the surface, th…