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Effects of a 12-week gait retraining program on the Achilles tendon adaptation of habitually shod runners.

Xini ZhangLiqin DengSonglin XiaoWeijie Fu
Published in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports (2023)
Preliminary evidence indicated that a 12-week gait retraining program could exert a beneficial effect on AT. 57% (8/14) runners in RG shifted from RFS to FFS pattern. Although not all runners were categorized as FFS pattern after the intervention, their foot strike angle was reduced. Retraining primarily positively promoted AT morphological properties (i.e., CSA and length) to strengthen AT capability for mechanical loading.
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