Since much of the current treatment for foot and ankle disorders is centered on supporting the arch, we thought it would be helpful to discuss what arch support really means and discuss whether it is necessary or desired in the active foot. In order to understand the treatment of rendering an arch support, one must …
Heel elevation is present on almost all shoes. Since we learned to walk, we have been wearing shoes. Some of us even before then. Our parents wisely wished to protect our feet and were not aware of the limiting effects shoes were having on the development of our feet. Almost all of those shoes had …
In his article Why Shoes Make Normal Gait Impossible, Dr. William Rossi discusses the affect that shoes have on biomechanics and gait. The following are excerpts from Dr. Rossi’s article. Read the complete article here. “…natural is biomechanically impossible for any shoe-wearing person. Natural gait and shoes are biomechanically incompatible because shoes automatically convert the …
In this video Dr. McClanahan shows how to modify Correct Toes to better fit your foot. Have you used any of Dr. McClanahan’s modification tips? Which ones and how has it made a difference in your experience with Correct Toes?
The following excerpts are from Dr. McClanahan’s article on bunions and hammertoes. Bunions are a sometimes painful dislocation of the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint or 5th metatarsophalangeal joint that occurs primarily in shod or shoe-wearing populations. There have been many suggested causes of bunions, but the one cause that has been shown to be consistently reversible …
Are you new to using Correct Toes? If so, you probably have quite a few questions about how Correct Toes work, what to expect, and how to move on from here. Below are a few of our frequently asked questions. How can Correct Toes help me? With Correct Toes, you can: – Correct many common …
(Portland, OR, 6/29/2012) — Correct Toes the revolutionary toe-spacing product designed by sports podiatrist Ray McClanahan—have found their way onto the feet of a prominent group of elite, Oregon-based runners. Dr. McClanahan, himself a former elite distance runner, thought Correct Toes might be helpful in improving performance and reducing injuries in this talented group, so …
An important innovation has just entered the market of functional foot care products. For years most products have focused on putting more stuff under dysfunctional (and even fully functional) arches. The incorrect assumption was that an arch must have support under it. In architecture and nature the exact opposite is true. Things pass under arches …
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