Running in minimalist shoes will cure injuries

This is often thought by people who make the transition from heavy cushioned trainers to minimalist footwear.

This unfortunately is not true.

Running minimalist / barefoot does not guarantee you will be injury free..

It might help your entire body and proper footwear will help to reduce your chance of injury.

But a lot of injuries are caused by other factors:

Training

Diet

Stress

Especially Diet is very important as what you eat & drink affects your immune levels, how your body functions and rests as well as affecting your cardiovascular system.

Your diet will influence your entire body from joints to tendons, ligaments and how your muscles function'

So footwear is important but maybe less so than proper diet or training

If you do not look after your body, it will let you know when it is not happy. Usually with pain!