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- Wondering what these itchy bumps are
- Custom foot orthotics in cycling
- Biomechanical Assessment of Work Footwear
- Treatment of ankle sprains
- LBG Summer School 2017
- STJ axis spatial location and rotational equilibrium
- The effects of foot strike on running economy in distance runners
- Homeless feet
- Buerger's Disease
- Interventions for congenital talipes equinovarus (clubfoot).
- Bumps on toes
- Small hole on bottom of foot
- After bunion surgery
- Help: Tiny Small Bumps Located On Sole Of Feet and Side of Pinky & Big Toe
- Unbelievable sharp/electric pain on lateral foot + little toe
- Wondering what these itchy bumps are
- Search Engine Popularity of Different Running Shoes Brands
- Yet again, more of the same …
- Failure to diagnose 10+ years chronic heel pain right foot
- Failure to diagnose 10+ years chronic heel pain right foot
- Help: Tiny Small Bumps Located On Sole Of Feet and Side of Pinky & Big Toe
- Help: Tiny Small Bumps Located On Sole Of Feet and Side of Pinky & Big Toe
- After bunion surgery
- After bunion surgery
- Podiatry Courses
- Podiatry Courses
- Bumps on toes
- Bumps on toes
- Superfeet to offer 3d printed insoles
- Embryonic development in the human foot
- Management of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Talocalcaneal coalition
- Mueller-Weiss Disease of the Tarsal Navicular
- ISPO Australian membership
- The Google Trends Thread
- Foot care practices in those with lymphoedema
- Foot orthoses for unstable feet
- Talar Peroneal Syndrome
- Fate of Obamacare under President Trump
- AmnioFix (amniotic membrance) injections for plantar fasciitis
- Clinical Trials Updates
- Cholesterol level in non-insertional Achilles tendonopathy
- Failure to diagnose 10+ years chronic heel pain right foot
- Running Economy and Foot Strike Pattern
- I know it is only a pilot study, but …. injuries in minimalist runners
- Is the drop of a running shoe associated with injury risk?
- Monday morning laugh
- Barefoot Running and ‘Overpronation’
- Impacts and injury and the transition to minimalist running shoes
Tag Archives: rants
Oh, the absurdity of it
How often have you seen claims that barefoot activity improves the immune system? I have seen some recent claims from barefooters that there is increasing amounts of evidence that going barefoot has immune system benefits. I am going to type this next bit really slow: There is not one piece of evidence that even comes remotely close to showing that there are any benefits of going barefoot for the immune system. Continue reading
Why are barefoot runners getting so many injuries?
I am going to borrow a statement that I came across on another site , “ The Evangelists from the Church of Barefoot Running ”. The Evangelists make some very strong statements that one of the main advantages of barefoot running is that you get less injuries (which has no evidence to support that) and that running shoes cause more injuries ( which also has no evidence to support that ). Is it really true that barefoot runners get less injuries than shod runners Continue reading
Why I have comments turned off
I have the comments turned off on this blog for a number of reasons. Mainly because I have no desire or energy to engage in discussion with the barefoot running community. They have already proved how irrational and nonsensical they are in previous discussions; how they totally misrepresent and misquote research ; and how they are totally incapable of addressing the actual issues that get raised Continue reading
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“All the proof you need”
I got an interesting email from someone who I assume is a barefoot runner. The email simply said “ this is all the proof you need ” and it included a link to this . This link is a reproduction of the press release from the Kerrigan et al study , which I described as: This will have to go down as an all time classic to show just how intellectually challenged the barefoot running movement is Continue reading
The Advertising on this Site
This is a good one. I get a lot of emails (hate mail) and they all have one thing in common: They all prove what I am saying is right! None of them actually address the issues I raise and just take pot shots at me and do things such as attack my anonymity and call the site a joke ( glad I can amuse you, but I would have thought that this barefoot nutter is a bigger joke ). Continue reading
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Plantar fasciitis and barefoot running
What is the relationship between barefoot running and plantar fasciitis? In the research by Liebermann et al published in Nature , in the discussion they made the somewhat remarkable claim that: “Furthermore, many running shoes have arch supports and stiffened soles that may lead to weaker foot muscles, reducing arch strength. This weakness contributes to excessive pronation and places greater demands on the plantar fascia, which may cause plantar fasciitis.” As their research results was not about this, you would expect them to cite a reference to back up that claim Continue reading
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Why I Chose to Remain Anonymous
I have chosen to remain anonymous for one main and one minor reason. The main reason is that I wanted to make this site about the issues and not the person. Continue reading
