Biomechanical Foot Action (Normal)

The term "biomechanical foot action" is the science of applying physics and engineering to your foot muscles, tendons, and ligaments.

"Normal" foot action is for the foot to impact the surface in a "neutral" pronated fashion. Often times, podiatrists (in our case specific sports podiatrists), can create custom made othoses (orthotic devices) for athletes who do not have "normal" foot action. These orthoses help keep your feet in the proper position and can significantly help your sport performance and reduce your risk to injury.

Click here to view pictures of the initial heel strike and the transfer of the foot (and its weight) to the metatarsus.

Cleats are often engineered as if athletes impact surfaces evenly on the forefoot throughout the running action. This is probably not reality and can therefore cause tripping and general off-balance problems.

Another falehood is that lateral breaks (movements by players/athletes) to left and right are begun by planting the forefoot near the balls of the feet, while studies actually show that these movements originate further back in the foot.

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