gait Archives - Fixing Your Feet

Jun 27, 2020 · by jvonhof · In: Foot Care, Footcare, General, Health, Sports Tagged: balance, biomechanics, feet and biomechanics, gait

Biomechanics is a topic often overlooked by athletes. I think it's important for athletes to have a basic understanding of how everything fits together. I hope you'll take a few minutes are read this article. Many athletes who have participated in extreme sports have learned firsthand how one minor problem can be magnified over time and eventually have major consequences. Typically this happens when a blister affects the gait, a backpack’s weight throws off balance and stance or stressed or …

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Nov 10, 2012 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Footwear, Health, Sports, toenails Tagged: Adventure Race, Ankles, Athlete S Foot, blisters, calluses, feet injuries, Foot Care, foot care prevention, foot injuries, Foot Problem, foot problems, gait, Good Friend, hammer toes, jim noakes, Prevention Options, Preventive Measure, Proactive Measure, Proper Perspective, Running Injuries, Running Injury, Tim Noakes, Treatment Options

I believe strongly in prevention as a proactive measure in foot care. Tim Noakes’ sixth law of running injuries must be heeded—any running injury can be cured only after the cause is found and eliminated. All of us who run, hike, or adventure race at some point have problems with our feet or sustain foot injuries. The prevention chapters are numerous and lengthy because many factors contribute to foot problems and injuries, and for every factor, there is a preventive measure that can reduce or …

Apr 27, 2012 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Health Tagged: Big Toe, blisters, brett maune, Cutouts, Dick Collins, Feet And Legs, Feet Legs, gait, Gauze, Geoff Baker, Geoffrey Baker, Good Friend, leukotape, Light Skin, Light Strip, Photogra, Renown, Right Foot, Rough Note, Soft Foam, Spine, taped feet, the barkley, Winning The Race

When Geoff Baker sent me a few photos of feet, which he took at this year’s Barkley, I found two jewels. The composition of Brett Maune’s feet in the two photos after winning the race is great. The first photo shows Brett removing tape from his feet. The condition of his feet and legs is rough. Note the light skin on the heel where he’s removing tape. Another light strip of skin is shown on the bottom of the big toe. A strip of tape is still evident on the inside of the right foot. The …

Sep 17, 2005 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Sports Tagged: biomechanical problems, dr. pribut, form, gait, Hiking, jogging, running, walking, wikipedia

As long as you have good form, whether walking, running, hiking—or any activity where you are using your feet for movement, you stand a better than average chance of not injuring yourself due to a biomechanical problem. But have a pack that rides wrong on your back so you lean to the side, weak abs that make you lean forward, tired arms causing your shoulders to drop, or spent quads cramping up, and your body is tossed out of alignment. This will ultimately work its way down to your feet. As …

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Sep 13, 2005 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Sports Tagged: biomechanics, bones of the feet, foot biomechanics, gait

Biomechanics is the study of the mechanics of a living body, especially of the forces exerted by muscles and gravity on the skeletal structure. We often forget how the body aligns itself over the foot and the importance of correct alignment. The foot, which includes everything below the ankle, is a complicated but amazing engineering marvel. With an intricate biomechanical composition of 26 bones each, together they account for almost one-quarter the total number of bones in …

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