Can carbon-plated running shoes cause injury?

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Carbon-plated running shoes may have some performance benefits, but overusing them could lead to injuries, research suggests.

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In this article, the "Research has shown" link does not take you to the paper. Additionally, the paper is not cited within or at the end of the article.

With help from a librarian, we were able to determine the correct paper, Bone Stress Injuries in Runners Using Carbon Fiber Plate Footwear by Adam Tenforde, Tim Hoenig, Amol Saxena & Karsten Hollander.

This paper is Open Access and it's webpage provides the correct sharable link that should be used to update this article.

The link to the article is: https://rdcu.be/c7Cf9

 

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Bone Stress Injuries in Runners Using Carbon Fiber Plate Footwear - Sports Medicine

The introduction of carbon fiber plate footwear has led to performance benefits in runners. The mechanism for these changes in running economy includes altered biomechanics of the foot and ankle. The association of this footwear with injuries has been a topic of debate clinically, but not...

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