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.