Stress fracture after changing to barefoot running

Christensen, M.

Ugeskrift for Laeger 176(25a)

2014


ISSN/ISBN: 1603-6824
PMID: 25497656
Document Number: 672186
Barefoot running is increasing in popularity but little is known about the implications in respect to injuries. It has been proposed that barefoot running is associated with a decrease in running injuries as it represents a more natural way of running. A 50-year-old runner with a weekly running distance of 50 km presented suffering from a stress fracture of the second metatarsal after six weeks of intensive barefoot running.

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