Abstract Summary
The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of footwear on loading rate and joint kinematics during walking. Nineteen healthy females walked on an instrumented treadmill at 1.3 m/s. Ten strides (10-right, 10-left) were analyzed for two walking conditions (shod, unshod). Loading rate and joint kinematics were calculated for each footwear condition. Significant differences were seen in loading rate, the weight acceptance peak, ankle and knee angles, and vertical ankle velocity. Joint positions at initial contact may explain differences seen in loading rates.
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