True or False: Running in worn running shoes can cause injuries?
Answer:
True:“An older running shoe that has tons of miles logged on it won’t be as responsive, cushioned or supportive as a new pair,” says Greg Laraia, an athletic trainer and running consultant at Custom Physical Therapy in New York. That lack of responsiveness, cushion and support is cause for concern: Overuse injuries, such as tendonitis, can occur when you train in an older pair of shoes if the lack of cushion doesn’t provide enough support when your steps land. In some runners, that can even result in over-pronation, Browne explains, which “over time can make a runner more prone to injury at the knee, foot, ankle or hip.”
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