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Excessive forefoot running means that the runner’s foot does not strike, distributing the landing forces on the entire foot (forefoot, midfoot, and top of the heel ) but only on the forefoot ( Metatarsal bones ).
Excessive forefoot running does not distribute body weight across the entire foot but only on the forefoot, causing an excessive peak of pressure (forces) on the forefoot bones and soft tissues.
For this reason, the Calf Muscle and all the other lower leg muscles are in continuous contraction without too many chances of getting some rest during running.Â
Muscles, Tendons, and Bones excessive mechanical stress are the main cause of running injuries and muscle fatigue.
Excessive forefoot running causes a deficiency in Running Performance as well.
Excessive forefoot running, for the reasons explained above, is the cause of many running injuries and musculoskeletal conditions, such as:
All these running injuries and musculoskeletal conditions are caused by running biomechanics issues and loading imbalances.
In our Running Lab in London, we adopt a High-Tech Gait Analysis System to perform an advanced Running Analysis with a 3D foot pressure scan.
Thanks to this system, we can identify and detect any type of running technique issues and forces imbalances acting on the runners’ feet.
Our running analysis system will provide a 3D foot pressure map, where we can identify exactly the location on the sole affected by excessive forces and so mechanical stress.
In the image above, you can see a 3D foot pressure map where the distribution of the foot landing forces is concentrated on the forefoot and spikes of forces (red spots) on the first Metatarsal bone and Hallux.
Only with this type of dynamically sensitive treadmill we can detect the real distribution of foot landing forces and their imbalances, which are the root causes of running injuries or gait impairments.
In our Gait Lab in London, we have designed a specific Neuromuscular Running Technique Training to fix the most common running technique issues, such as:
At Mr Salus Sporting Lab, our Running Technique Training method allows the runner to have a real time video feedback of their running parameters, which can be accordingly adjusted.
As there is real-time video feedback, the adjusted neuromuscular activations of the runner’s brain can be further corrected or kept if the running parameters have been improved.
We believe that this system is the best to train the runners’s brain to correct the running parameters and running technique in real time.
Furthermore, the correct neuromuscular activation patterns can be retained a lot better than normal running training on the field without any type of visual or sensory feedback.
The image above describes the improvements achieved after only one session of our Neuromuscular Running Technique Training of a runner who was suffering from running supination and excessive right forefoot running.
Thanks to our running analysis system with real-time video feedback, we were able to train the runner’s brain to activate the correct neuromuscular activation patterns to improve many of the running parameters, such as:
Here we are going to show you a series of case studies about excessive forefoot running and related running injuries and musculoskeletal issues.
The photo gallery below shows different Running Analysis Reports of runners affected by excessive forefoot running and related running injury.
More specifically, the photos show the gait lines reports, which represent the foot stride parameters.
This series of case studies demonstrates that different types of excessive forefoot running can lead to different types of running injury and/or musculoskeletal conditions.
In our Running Lab in London, we gathered thousands of analytical data about excessive forefoot running and in 80% of the cases, it is linked to running supination from mild to severe.