The Truth About Limb Stiffness and Footwear

Opinion ⋅ April 28, 2020

We are increasingly hearing terms like lower limb stiffness and ‘spring mass model’ in the discussion of running, and especially injury. But how realistic and accurate is it to assume the human body, and in particular the lower leg, simply acts like a great big spring? Given that by far the majority of lower leg…

Simon Bartold
Director of Bartold Clinical