The relationship between the use of the ideal running footwear and having a running injury is a arguable topic. There can be firmly held views for both sides of this argument and there is not a lot of evidence that can help sort out the debate. The belief is that an athlete requires the correct running shoe for his or her running technique in order to prevent an too much use injury from happening, so if an unacceptable running shoe can be used we have an raised risk for an overuse injury. Nonetheless, the actual data which backs up that generally held belief is simply not generally there bringing about all the thoughts and discussions about this problem. The running footwear marketplace is worth a number of billion dollars and up to fifty percent or maybe more athletes have an injury each and every year, consequently a good deal is at risk with this argument.

A recent episode of the podiatry live show, PodChatLive the show's hosts spoke with the athlete and podiatrist Michael Nitschke about this concern and what purpose, generally does the running shoe  play in overuse injury. And also they specifically talked about a whole new shoe from Nike which they say will reduce the running injury rate. There is certainly some Nike funded investigation that backs up this claim, however that research has not yet been released ultimately causing plenty of speculation and further fuelling the debate on this matter. The edition was useful because it considered every one of the problems without taking either side or any other. The two PodChatLive hosts and Michael Nitschke are runners themselves and still have to make decisions not simply for which shoes that they are going to run in but in addition try to make recommendations to their clients that they consult with clinical conditions. This really needs to be carried out in the context with the uncertainty together with the research which supports the choice and use of athletic shoes. In particular, they feel that comfort is among the most important factor to consider when making choices regarding running footwear.