Towards an improved understanding of the biomechanical implications and risk of injury of barefoot running

14 Chapter 1: Preamble and Scope of Thesis 16 Chapter 2: Review of the Literature 24 Barefoot running: An evaluation of current hypothesis, future research and clinical

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