The effects of a 4-week barefoot exercise intervention on plantar pressure, impact, balance and pain in injured recreational runners: A pilot study

With recreational running's continued popularity and incidence of lower extremity injuries increasing, it is important from an osteopathic practitioner perspective, to be aware of treatment/interventions that may enhance recovery or prevent injury. With an osteopathic lens we postulate that improving function leads to symptomatic benefit in not only structure but throughout the kinetic chain.
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Source Type: research