As EBFA prepares for our first ever Barefoot Training Summit coming to INDIA this March 2015, we wanted to take a few minutes to speak to our amazing presenters! In this week’s Presenter Spotlight we sit down with Animal Flow® Master Instructor Richard Scrivener of London, U.K. Thank you for joining us Richard. Can…
Category: Foot Function & Fascial Lines Series
Optimizing Movement Efficiency in an Unnatural Environment
As we begin another year, 2015 shows promising growth for the barefoot movement within the health & fitness industry. With an increase in barefoot-only training facilities, athletes prepping barefoot and even top educators touting the benefits of barefoot training we must remind ourselves – why barefoot?l And can these benefits exceed the athlete or the…
Considering Collagen Composition in Connective Tissue Injury
As a Podiatrist one of the most common conditions we treat is heel pain. Whether it be Achilles tendonitis or plantar fasciitis the success of patient recovery is highly dependent on the duration of their symptoms and the health of the connective tissue associated. Although I wish every patient presented to my office at the…
Big Toe Biomechanics: Beyond Dorsiflexion
The average adult takes between 5,000 – 8,000 steps a day. Often completely unaware of the complex motor programming that goes into each step we take, walking is one of most common movement patterns taken for granted. In today’s blog we are going to focus on an aspect of gait (or rather a joint) that…
The Windlass Mechanism: A Powerful Addition to your TFL / ITB Stretches
Tensor fasciae latae (TFL) / iliotibial band (ITB) over-recruitment and tightness is one of the most common contributors to movement dysfunction observed in the lower extremity. Whether it is a dancer with an over-supinated foot or a runner with tibial femoral external rotation, hypo-mobility in this muscle (connective tissue) can be a strong deforming force. For…
Foot Function & Fascial Lines: Sesamoids, Short Foot & Stability
Welcome to another installment of EBFA’s Blog Series: Foot Function and Fascial Lines. This series of articles explores the fascial integration between the foot and the rest of the body. We will show you that these fascial integrations are more complex that you think and expand beyond simple slings and lines. This week’s article…
Foot Function & Fascial Lines: Lateral Ankle Stability
In our first article of the Foot Function & Fascial Lines series we explored the integration between the Spiral Line and the Deep Front Line as it relates to propulsion and the 1st MPJ. In today’s article we are going to explore the functional integration between the Lateral Line and the Deep Front Line –…
Foot Function and Fascial Lines: The 1st MPJ
Fascia. A term that just a few years ago had little meaning in the performance and fitness industry. The days of foam rollers collecting dust in the corner have been replaced with courses specializing in fascial dissection, trigger point release and rehab programming related to fascial lines. As we enter this paradigm shift in the…