Barefoot running has been sweeping the globe in the last few years, and as a Physio, which of your patients are best suited to this type of running technique. How does running technique relate to a runner’s pain and dysfunction, and really, what is the ideal running technique?

In this podcast with Blaise Dubois – a Physiotherapist with a clinic, website and courses devoted to helping runners and Physiotherapists that treat runners, we chat about these topics, as well as:

• Running assessment
• Biomechanics of running
• Improving running technique and performance
• Which patients should change their running technique
• Barefoot running
• Heelstrike and landing
• Current evidence on running technique
• Injury prevention in runners
• Downhill running technique
• Footwear for running
• Improving running in patients with pathology eg Achilles Tendinopathy
• Blaise has also been kind enough to provide a PDF handout to go along with this podcast, which is available for free download.

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