Towards functionally individualised designed footwear recommendation for overuse injury prevention: a scoping review

Injury prevention is essential in running due to the risk of overuse injury development. Tailoring running shoes to individual needs may be a promising strategy to reduce this risk. Novel manufacturing processes allow the production of individualised running shoes that incorporate features that meet...

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Published in:BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation medicine & rehabilitation, 2023-11, Vol.15 (1), p.1-152, Article 152
Main Authors: Mai, Patrick, Robertz, Leon, Robbin, Johanna, Bill, Kevin, Weir, Gillian, Kurz, Markus, Trudeau, Matthieu B, Hollander, Karsten, Hamill, Joseph, Willwacher, Steffen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3D printing
Additive manufacturing
Athletes
Athletic shoes
Bibliographic coupling
Biomechanics
Customised
Design
Injury risk factor
Manufacturing
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Motion control
Risk factors
Running
Running shoe
Shoes & boots
Sports injuries
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Summary:Injury prevention is essential in running due to the risk of overuse injury development. Tailoring running shoes to individual needs may be a promising strategy to reduce this risk. Novel manufacturing processes allow the production of individualised running shoes that incorporate features that meet individual biomechanical and experiential needs. However, specific ways to individualise footwear to reduce injury risk are poorly understood. Therefore, this scoping review provides an overview of (1) footwear design features that have the potential for individualisation; and (2) the literature on the differential responses to footwear design features between selected groups of individuals. These purposes focus exclusively on reducing the risk of overuse injuries. We included studies in the English language on adults that analysed: (1) potential interaction effects between footwear design features and subgroups of runners or covariates (e.g., age, sex) for running-related biomechanical risk factors or injury incidences; (2) footwear comfort perception for a systematically modified footwear design feature. Most of the included articles (n = 107) analysed male runners. Female runners may be more susceptible to footwear-induced changes and overuse injury development; future research should target more heterogonous sampling. Several footwear design features (e.g., midsole characteristics, upper, outsole profile) show potential for individualisation. However, the literature addressing individualised footwear solutions and the potential to reduce biomechanical risk factors is limited. Future studies should leverage more extensive data collections considering relevant covariates and subgroups while systematically modifying isolated footwear design features to inform footwear individualisation. Keywords: Running shoe, Customised, Additive manufacturing, Injury risk factor
ISSN:2052-1847
2052-1847
DOI:10.1186/s13102-023-00760-x