Wim sent an email to Judith and me, asking for contributions to this month’s WMC newsletter.. “On a purely selfish note, anything about my current injury, tight instep and Achilles (almost plantar fasciitis) would have at least one interested reader.” … Continue reading
To prepare you for the following two ‘Gait Guys’ videos, please review the following articles as references: If you’re not sure what the Tibia, Filula, Talus, Calcaneus are, you need to look into foot anatomy If you’re not sure what … Continue reading
What is Proprioception? Proprioception is the sense of knowing where your body is in space. A lot of this is done subconsciously by the body. Here’s an exercise you can do. Close your eyes, take one foot off the ground … Continue reading
Are you a puller or a pusher? No, I’m not talking about your other career dealing in drugs. It’s the way you naturally walk or run. A puller, like Mr Stick Man, when striding forward tends to plant the foot … Continue reading
From our Biomechanics series so far… We’ve had a look at the Running Gait Cycle And then we considered Pronation and Supination in the Gait Cycle Now is an opportune time to look at the anatomy of the foot, its … Continue reading
I’m not saying that you don’t know how to walk. But sometimes we take things for granted. So it’s always good to get a refresh on the basics. In summary: The head should go up and down use your toes; … Continue reading
Now let’s look at Pronation and Supination in the gait cycle. What is Pronation and what is Supination, you ask? All will be revealed. I’ve manage to find this gem of a video as an introduction for you. And it … Continue reading
Take a look at this fantastic video of the runner’s gait cycle. Consider the LEFT leg ONLY of the runner in the middle lane of the video. Please note: the stages of the running gait cycle are the exactly the … Continue reading