Biomechanics
Biomechanics studies the body's movements during walking, running and sports, and the effect of these movements on our bodies.
The Problem is that the human foot was originally ‘designed’ to travel on soft, natural surfaces like earth and sand. Unfortunately, instead of soft earth, we now spend every day walking and standing on unnatural hard, flat surfaces like pavements and floors. These surfaces force our feet to roll over to gain ground contact and our arches to flatten. Rolling over of the foot - or ‘Excessive Pronation’ is believed to affect over 50% of the population!
Interestingly, although the foot rolls inwards, often the shoe will wear excessively on the outside edge of the heel. This is because the foot normally ‘lands’ on the outside edge first and consequently rolls over causing excess pronation as a compensatory motion.
Just like the tyres on a car, poor alignment of the feet can cause wear and tear to other parts of the body. ‘Excessive Pronation’ often disrupts normal knee function and hip alignment and increases forces on the muscles in the lower back. Subsequently, ‘Excessive Pronation’ can cause a wide range of common complaints including knee pain and lower back pain!
The Solution is a flexible orthotic shoe insert custom-made for each individual by to re-align the feet and ankles to their natural position and to correct body posture. In turn, the orthotics provides natural, lasting relief and comfort from many aches and pains.
