To elaborate more on last week’s post on static alignment and overuse injuries, we are going to take it a step further and discuss if resting foot position has any bearing on running injuries. The ...

This week we are going to talk not of a specific diagnosis or condition of the lower extremity but rather a mechanical fault of the foot which causes a number of conditions. The mechanical fault or ...

Pronation control of the foot is simply the decrease or protection against flattening of the medial longitudinal arch which controls the hip, knee and ankle as well as the foot itself. Anti-pronation ...

For many years, shoe companies, magazines, and assorted running experts advised pronating runners to seek out motion-control shoes. The idea seemed simple: The inward-tilting motion of the legs after ...

So we all agree that the most important piece of equipment for a runner is a pair of shoes. Considering this would be the main investment that a runner will be making for the near future, it is ...

Medically reviewed by Sarah Richards, DPM Key Takeaways Overpronation occurs when the foot rolls too far inward when you walk ...

For a number of years, shoe manufacturers and running experts have advised pronating runners to opt for motion-control shoes. These experts maintain that inward-tilting motion of the legs after ground ...

4 Department of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark 5 SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg, University, ...

1 Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia 2 School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia ...

Pronation and supination are the terms used to describe the natural and necessary movements of the feet. There are periods of both through the normal range of movements that take place during the gait ...