If you’re a runner or have foot pain, you may have been told that you over (or under) pronate. And you may have also been sold a highly engineered shoe or arch support to help.
And while for some this may resolve the pain, for others, it’s just a bandaid.
But what exactly do pronation and supination of the foot and ankle even mean? Is it a bad thing? Or totally normal part of movement that we need?
Hint: it’s the latter
In today’s episode, we’re putting on our Body Detective caps to learn more about pronation and supination, why it’s not necessarily a bad thing, and how building foot and lower leg strength will be a more effective (and cheaper) alternative to fancy sneakers.
Plus, I’m also sharing the connection between low back pain, pronation and walking – which you’ll be pleased to know, is an easier fix than you might think!
So whether you have foot pain (or not), flat feet, high arches, or anything in between – today’s episode is for you.
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What you’ll lean from this episode:
- What pronation and supination of the foot actually means
- If you need special shoes or arch supports to change it
- The connection between pronation, walking, and back pain
- And the best exercises to help you move better and feel better
Links mentioned:
- Supination vs Pronation of the Foot [YouTube]
- Smart Footwear Insole for Recognition of Foot Pronation and Supination Using Neural Networks (Applied Sciences, 2019)
- Understanding the foot’s functional anatomy in physiological and pathological conditions: the calcaneopedal unit concept (BioMed Research International, 2021)
- [Foot Posture Index Reference Values among Young Adults in Saudi Arabia and Their Association with Anthropometric Determinants, Balance, Functional Mobility, and Hypermobility](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8019632/#:~:text=Results,in this study (52.9%25).) (Biomed Res Int. 2021)
- Effect of a corrective exercise program on gait kinetics and muscle activities in older adults with both low back pain and pronated feet: A double-blind, randomized controlled trial (Gait & Posture, Volume 76, 2020)
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