When drop does matter: If you’re transitioning shoes, you’ll probably notice a difference if you go from a high to low heel-toe drop (or vice versa). The switch to a lower drop especially ...

It all starts with the knees. Whether you're a runner or just want to make sure you can move healthily into old age, keeping ...

So if a shoe has 27mm of cushion at the heel but only 22mm of cushion at the toes, it would have a 5mm heel drop. A shoe with 27mm of cushion at the heel and 27mm of cushion underneath the toes would ...

A heel-to-toe drop of between 5mm and 8mm is considered the sweet spot for plantar fasciitis relief, and every Hoka shoe we included here falls somewhere in that range.

Objective(s) To compare the efficacy of in-shoe heel lifts to calf muscle eccentric exercise in reducing pain and improving function in mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy. Methods This was a ...