Flat Feet and Foot Pain: The Pull Door Model of the Midfoot and Rearfoot
One of the big reasons why flat feet can hurt so much is because when they flatten out they can actually increase the amount of stress applied to them throughout the day. Here we will look at the structures involved, a bit of math, and what a pedorthist can do to help.
Bones, Muscles, and Ligaments: The Jenga Tower Model of the Lower Leg
Alignment refers to how well the foot and structures on top of the foot, like your legs, stack up on top of each other. Generally, we want things to be stacked up as close to vertically as possible. Like playing jenga.
High Arches vs Low Arches, What Foot Type Do I Have?
The most commonly discussed arch of the foot is the medial longitudinal arch, a rather wonderfully named bit of anatomy…