Future studies should also consider measures of ME and MS as a function of upper body , lower body , and core strength , and their potential association with specific , rather than general ,
Abstract de la Motte , SJ , Gribbin , TC , Lisman , P , Murphy , K , and Deuster , PA .
A systematic review of the association between physical fitness and musculoskeletal injury risk : part 2—muscular endurance and muscular strength .
Injury Reduction Effectiveness of Selecting Running Shoes Based on Plantar Shape
Knapik , JJ , Swedler , DI , Grier , TL , Hauret , KG , Bullock , SH , Williams , KW , Darakjy , SS , Lester , ME , Tobler , SK , and Jones , BH . Injury reduction effectiveness of selecting running shoes based on plantar shape . J Strength Cond Res 23(3 ) : 685 - 697 , 2009-Popular running magazines and running shoe companies suggest that imprints of the bottom of the feet ( plantar shape ) can be used as an indication of the height of the medial longitudinal foot arch and that this can be used to select individually appropriate types of running shoes . This study examined whether or not this selection technique influenced injury risk during United States Army Basic Combat Training ( BCT ) . After foot examinations ,  BCT recruits in an experimental group ( E : n = 1,079 men and 451 women ) selected motion control , stability , or cushioned shoes for plantar shapes judged to represent low , medium , or high foot arches , respectively . A control group ( C : n = 1,068 men and 464 women ) received a stability shoe regardless of plantar shape . Injuries during BCT were determined from outpatient medical records . Other previously known injury risk factors ( e.g. , age , fitness , and smoking ) were obtained from a question naire and existing data bases . Multivariate Cox regression controlling for other injury risk factors showed little difference in injury risk between the E and C groups among men ( risk ratio ( E/C ) = 1.01 ; 95 % confidence interval = 0.88 - 1.16 ; p = 0.87 ) or women ( risk ratio ( E/C ) = 1.07 ; 95 % confidence interval = 0.91 - 1.25 ; p = 0.44 ) . In practical application , this prospect i ve study demonstrated that selecting shoes based on plantar shape had little influence on injury risk in BCT . Thus , if the goal is injury prevention , this selection technique is not necessary in BCT
Future studies should also consider measures of ME and MS as a function of upper body , lower body , and core strength , and their potential association with specific , rather than general ,
Abstract de la Motte , SJ , Gribbin , TC , Lisman , P , Murphy , K , and Deuster , PA .
A systematic review of the association between physical fitness and musculoskeletal injury risk : part 2—muscular endurance and muscular strength .