Foot twist. The newest name for overpronation.

Some may remember my rant on the evolution of the term “overpronation”. Which was superceeded by “excessive pronation”, which was superceeded by “hyperpronation” And now, from the ever informative and always entertaining Rothbarts newsletter Quote: While it’s true that excessively pointed-toe shoes can lead to the formation of a bunion (bump on the inside of the big toe bone), most bunions are the result of excessive foot twist (also referred to as hyperpronation, overpronation or abnormal pronation). You heard it here first folks

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Foot twist. The newest name for overpronation.

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