Pronation in der Sportschuhforschung

Translated title of the contribution: Pronation in sport shoe research

S. Grau, H. Baur, Th Horstmann

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Abstract

Sport shoe research has been of great interest in practical sports and science for 20 years. The main goal of the scientific studies was to gain knowledge about changes in the construction and structure of sport shoes to prevent sports specific injuries and complaints. From the beginning, the prevention of overpronation was the most important area to look at, because the etiology of different running injuries was assumed to be related. It could be shown that in the past several quantities were used in video analysis, different shoe designs were tested and "loads" were determined but no clear relationship towards pronation was detected. Reasons might be the purely mechanical description of the pronation movement, since neuromuscular regulation processes were not measured and analyzed. Furthermore, the measurement method itself (video analysis) could be a reason, as the validity (2-D and 3-D measurements) and the reliability (2-D measurements) of the results have to be interpreted critically. Additionally, the actual relationship between quantities and injuries or complaints was studied ineffectively, as the typical studies were designed and measured with healthy subjects. Pathological patterns as well as recommendations in the prevention of injuries couldn't be defined upon this basis. Future research shall emphasize the development of alternative measurement methods (pressure distribution, force) and quantities to characterize the pronation movement, as well as on the neuromuscular aspects of movement (with electromyography). Finally, patients have to be integrated into the study designs. In daily work, knowledge about pronation suggests that rearfoot movement has to be considered individually. Thus, correction of "excessive" pronation movement with specific shoe features is not of desire in any case.

Translated title of the contributionPronation in sport shoe research
Original languageGerman
Pages (from-to)17-24
Number of pages8
JournalDeutsche Zeitschrift fur Sportmedizin
Volume54
Issue number1
StatePublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes

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