The participants for this study were young athletes from 9 disciplines (n = 655; age range = 13–33 years). The details regarding the sample sizes of individual groups are available in Table 1, ...

The human foot is uniquely adapted to bipedal locomotion and has a deformable arch of variable stiffness. Intrinsic foot muscles regulate arch deformation, making them important for foot function. In ...

Participants who wore minimalist shoes for 70 per cent of their time when shod, for a minimum of six days a week, sore significant foot-strength gains Stronger feet, researchers say, could help to ...