I am very happy to see the overwhelming response to yesterday’s Part 1 of 3 blog posts in our Great Toe Mobility series. Based on the responses it seems like many of you are already considering the great toe and it’s mobility during your assessments – great job! In today’s post we are going to…
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Great Toe Mobility : The Linchpin to Movement Longevity | (Part 1 – Anatomy)
This past weekend I was fortunate to present at the Perform Better Summit in Providence, Rhode Island. This 3-day educational event is comprised of some of the best educators and most enthusiastic professionals in the industry. A common theme throughout a couple of the sessions was the association between great toe mobility and…
Can you feel your feet?
Can you feel your feet? Often taken for granted, our feet’ sensation is necessary for optimal movement, balance, and performance. Over 20 million adults in the United States live with decreased foot sensation, also known as peripheral neuropathy. From diabetes to multiple sclerosis and autoimmune disease, this peripheral loss of sensation contributes to over…
(Zero) Gravity and Human Movement | Understanding Man, Movement & Mars
On earth there is an omnipresent force weighing down on our shoulders, allowing us to stand on our two feet and helping bring oxygen and nutrients to every tissue in our body. I am referring to the only constant in the world – gravity. Although poorly understood and often taken for granted, gravity is the evolutional…
What’s Missing in Footwear Innovations
Air max, wave technology, carbon fiber plates – every year the billion dollar footwear market continues to grow exponentially due to new innovations and design by industry leaders such as Nike, Adidas and Reebok. One of the most disruptive innovations for the footwear industry was back in 2008 during the barefoot running boom when shoes…
Gravisensing | Gravity as the Sensory Driver to Movement
One of the most sensory complex movements we do every day is walking, with the sensory stimulus and driver of that movement pattern being gravity. This omnipresent weight on our shoulders not only reminds our nervous system that we are on planet Earth but it also helps establish what is called body awareness. Body awareness, or our sense…
How Foot Awareness Enhances Weight Transfer & Power in Golf
It is well known that weight transfer during a golf swing is necessary for optimizing power output. With the foot as the only contact point with the ground, this weight transfer is greatly linked to pressure distribution in the feet and an awareness of that pressure distribution. The Sensory Side of Foot Function The human foot…
Textured Insoles & Foot Stimulation Increase Brain Activation
As the founder of Naboso Textured Insoles and being a barefoot science educator I am very passionate about the benefits barefoot sensory stimulation can have on movement optimization and longevity. I am constantly reading the latest research in this field and am excited to share any studies that further validate the benefits of both barefoot…
How to Hack Nighttime Nerve Pain
Restless legs, burning pain, tingling in the toes, these are just a few of the peripheral nerve symptoms experienced by over 40 million adults in the United States. The distraction of these symptoms makes it difficult to focus during the day but imagine trying to get a good night’s sleep when you have the urge to…
Perfecting Your Point (aka Ankle Plantarflexion)
In last week’s Barefoot Strong Blog article I focused on optimizing ankle joint dorsiflexion, which honestly is most of the focus when it comes to the ankle joint and human movement. However, I wanted to take a chance to focus on the opposite movement, ankle joint plantar flexion. With the rise in body weight…