Tendinopathy in therapeutic failure. Effectiveness of the radial shock waves

PUBMED database in March 2012 with the following keywords: barefoot running. We retained 40 articles that focus on medical aspects of this practice. Results.–Many articles focus on the biomechanical and physiological aspects of barefoot running. Aspects of injury, studies are few and contradictory. The studies focus on long distance race, there are very few studies on the sprint barefoot. The distal lower limb injuries in running are common with an overall prevalence of 30 to 60% in athletes. It is not possible to compare their prevalence in the runner without shoes for which no studies exist to date. Injuries specific to practice barefoot are yet to be described.Onewonders about the long-termdamage such as osteoarthritis. No studies about the sprained ankle in runners barefoot. Discussion.– Theories to explain different injuries and even less in with or without shoes, will be discussed. Conclusion.– Comparative and prospective studies on large cohorts are needed to see if running barefoot reduces or increases the risk of injury in the short or long term.