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…
Is My Talus Limiting My Ankle Dorsiflexion?
Ah, ankle joint dorsiflexion. One of the most talked about joints when it comes to joint mobility and optimal movement patterns. Tight soleus, tight gastrocnemius, heel toe drop in shoes, flat feet, high arches……sometimes it seems overwhelming to know exactly what is the cause of this restricted mobility in our clients. This article will…
Naboso + Parkinson’s with Karl Sterling
Last week we sat down with one of our favorite neurorehab specialists, Karl Sterling, to better understand why he loves Naboso Insoles for his Parkinson’s clients. Karl Sterling is the Creator of Parkinson’s Regeneration Training and a good friend of EBFA Global. If you have ever seen the before / after videos that “wow”…
A New Approach to Improving Mobility in Peripheral Neuropathy
Feeling pain, tingling, numbness, or weakness in your hands or feet may be a sign of peripheral neuropathy. With over 20 million Americans diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy, this is a quite common condition or symptom of other conditions. The goal of managing peripheral neuropathy should be to maintain and restore the function of your peripheral nervous…
