Introduction Every runner has experienced it. You cross the finish line feeling surprisingly strong, only to discover five or ten minutes later that your legs suddenly feel like concrete. This new study investigates exactly that phenomenon by examining how young trail runners respond immediately after competition using two familiar tests; the squat jump (SJ) and countermovement jump (CMJ). Rather than finding immediate fatigue, the authors observed a brief improvement in jumping performance...

Can Wearable IMUs Replace the Gait Lab? Wearable technology has transformed endurance sport. GPS watches, foot pods and motion sensors now promise laboratory-level biomechanics almost anywhere from the clinic to the running trail. For podiatrists, this is particularly appealing. Imagine performing objective gait analysis during an outdoor run rather than relying solely on a few minutes on a treadmill. A new systematic review and meta-analysis by Bissenov et al. (2025) tackles one of the...

Introduction Plantar fasciopathy remains one of the most frustrating injuries faced by runners and one of the most common conditions treated by podiatrists. While extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has become increasingly popular over the past decade, many patients and clinicians still ask the same question: Is shockwave actually better than good physiotherapy? A recent randomised controlled trial published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders attempts to answer exactly that. Is shockwave...