Table 6. Summary of the studies on Massai Barefoot Technology (MBT) effect (n = 1).
Reference Shoe
Conditions
Tested
running
Speed
(m/s)
Subject Info
(Numbers, Sex, Age, Landing type)
Testing
Protocol
Outcome PEDro Score
Performance
related
Injury
related
Boyer & Andriacchi, (2009) 1.Conventional flat shoe (CS)
2.Rounded sole MBT (MBT)
Preferred
Speed
11=F, 28.9, NA
8=M,32.6, NA
Overground running MBT ↑ ankle dorsi-flexion at heel-strike & mid-stance
than CS;
MBT ↓ peak ankle plantar & dorsi-flexion moments, peak ankle joint power than CS.
MBT ↓ 1st medial & anterior GRF peaks than CS. 6
GRF = ground reaction force