Is there any research on running cadence and impact forces?

Doc On The Run Podcast

I have recently gotten a bunch of questions on one of the episodes I did where I mentioned somebody who had a stress fracture, and I had suggested that she should increase her cadence to try to decrease some of the impact forces through that particular bone when she was running and getting back to training now that she is really started to recover in a meaningful way.

Specifically, what we are talking about here is your cadence.

However, I think that since I have gotten so many questions about it, if you are interested in the idea of cadence and impact forces, this might be useful for you to get some clarification.

Is there any research on running cadence as it relates to impact forces in the foot?

Well, great question and that is what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.