Our ability to move is governed by non-conscious stimulus-response patterns called reflexes. Although some of the responses are learned, there is a vast amount of involuntary, automatic engagement of our bodies in our actions. As we do not...
Tag - Feet
When I started doing bodywork it didn’t take long before I began to realize that there was a significant correlation between how my clients sit, stand, and move and their complaints. Early in my practice, educating clients on stance and...
A design constraint of animals is that they are inherently unstable in the direction they want to move in, and stable in all other vectors. Overcoming stability in the direction they want to go instigates movement, and having expended energy...
promotes ergonomically designed shoes that enhance natural gait and posture, emphasizing the use of advanced materials and manufacturing techniques for better neuromotor engagement and reduced strain
Our normal perception of our surroundings, especially in developed countries, is that we move about inside a spatial cube, a box with length, breadth, and height. This perception is reinforced by the machined flat surfaces upon which we engage...
When we think of feet we usually consider them as an integrated whole – the foot, which we put in a shoe. However, this is misleading as there are multiple functions within the foot, that are perhaps underutilized when wearing footwear...
ORTHOTIC FOOTWEARThe orthotic footwear industry, encompassing products like orthopedic shoes and foot orthotic insoles, represents a significant market with considerable growth projections: Orthopedic Footwear Market: As of 2022, the orthopedic...
While deeply embedded within our built surroundings, it is challenging for us to understand the movement dynamics of our hunter/gatherer ancestors. A recent discovery in White Sands National Park of ancient footprints, perhaps 23,000 years old...
Our feet evolved over the last ~ 5 million years to not only perform the task of the rear feet of animals that walk on four legs but to also take on the tasks of the front feet, freeing these feet to become our hands
I recently discovered what could be thought of as the next-generation massage ball for feet - the Yamuna Foot Waker.