While you may not consciously think about balance throughout the day, your body is working hard to maintain it. Check out what it does, and how aging affects it. Whether you’re standing, walking or perched on a stool, your body is working hard to maintain your balance. Balance happens when your center of gravity
Read More →Supination and pronation may get a bad rap when they’re excessive, but they are actually necessary movements made possible by the your foot’s unique structure as a twisted plate. Read on to learn more! While excessive, habitual supination or pronation can lead to bigger problems down the line, the two movements are necessary for the
Read More →As outlined in our basic foot anatomy post, the main functions of your feet include absorbing shock, adjusting to changes in uneven ground and propelling your body forward. Your foot’s arches play an integral role in making this happen. Several components work together to ensure your feet maintain their arches. They are: The shape of
Read More →Your foot is one incredibly complex structure. It has to be, based on the multiple tasks it’s expected to perform each day. While your feet help with absorbing shock, providing balance and stabilizing you on uneven surfaces, their two main functions are to support your body weight and serve as a lever to propel your
Read More →You already know stability in general is a must so you don’t keep falling over throughout your day. But core stability in particular is also a must when it comes to efficiently performing any type of functional movement, period. As we noted in our previous post on barefoot training, stability refers to your body tension.
Read More →Your body’s stability and efficient movement aren’t an accident. They are instead the result of your body’s ability to integrate a number of factors that work together to produce a stable and efficient whole. Barefoot training focuses on three main factors that integrate to result in that whole. They are: Co-activation patterns Joint coupling Myofascial
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Suffering from polio in his teens propelled Dr. Vladimir Janda into a medical career that ultimately resulted in his “crossed syndromes” of muscle imbalance. Globally recognized, Janda’s crossed syndromes have come to play an integral role in the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain.
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Bunions are a burden for many, as noted in our previous post on Bunion Basics. We also noted specific toe exercises can help correct bunions at their earliest stages.
A study published in Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation compared two of those exercises to determine which may be more effective for the correction of early stage bunions.1 One was the short-foot exercise (SF) and the other was the toes-spread-out exercise (TSO).
Calluses on your feet are more than just a sign you could use a good pedicure. They may be telling you about underlying problems with your bones, joints and movements. Officially known as hyperkeratosis, calluses involve the thickening of the skin in response to some type of pressure, rubbing or irritation.
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Pain, often excruciating pain, is one of the most obvious symptoms of plantar fasciitis. This common condition involves the inflammation of the plantar fascia, which is the band of tissue that runs along the bottom of the foot, connecting the heel bone to the toes.1 The pain is usually most severe when you first get out of bed, but it can persist throughout the entire day if you’re frequently on your feet.
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