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 ...

Heel slides strengthen the core muscles, which helps to prevent and treat low back pain. Strong abdominal muscles also help to improve overall stability in your body, which helps with all movements.

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 ...

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 ...