“Arch supports” for “flat feet” should really read “foot orthotics” for “biomechanical problems”. There are as many different types of arch supports or foot orthotics as there are flat feet or biomechanical problems. If the arch support or foot...
Foot overpronation is associated with an increased risk for patellofemoral pain in runners. For this reason, foot orthotics can be used to treat patellofemoral pain in runners. However, the link is not that strong and there are many other factors...
Helbing sign or Helbing’s sign is an observation of the alignment of the Achilles tendon from behind when weightbearing. It is seen as the amount of concavity or medial bowing of the Achilles tendon as the calcaneus everts past vertical. It has been...
The Richie Brace consists of a very aggressive and very supportive custom made foot orthotic with a medial and lateral leg brace. It is used in conditions that may be heading towards surgery and a standard foot orthotic is not working as well as it...
The Foot Posture Index is a tool that has 6 observations associated with it to quantify the posture or alignment of the foot during weightbearing. It built on the limitations of previous measurements (which most tend to be unreliable) and...
The Foot Posture Index is a tool that clinicians and researchers can use for assessing the posture of the foot. Feet come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and there needs to be a way to classify them to help decide when something is not normal, to...
A medial post is a higher density material within the midsole of a running shoe and is given the name of a dual density midsole. It was first introduced in 1984 in the Tiger X-Caliber GT running shoe. The original purpose of the medial post was as...
Ballet flats are popular shoe to wear. However, by their design is that they have minimal design features in them as there is just not enough room in them for any features. This poses a problem if you want to wear shoes like ballet flats and need or...
The term ‘too many toes sign’ is widely used when looking at someone standing or during a gait analysis. It does not mean that someone has more than five toes on their foot. When someone is standing or walking and you are watching them from behind...
The first assumption to answer that question is the assumption that there are running shoes that are helpful for flat feet (‘overpronation‘) and those running shoes actually do what is claimed and also that something needs to be done about the flat...
