by Dennis Rehbock | Jan 27, 2011 | Featured, Foot Conditions
Ingrown nailsIngrown nails are a common nail condition. They are not specifically a running injury but are fairly common in sportsmen and sportswomen and in teenagers.There are a few possible causes. Shoe pressure on the nail may be the common one in runners....
by Dennis Rehbock | Jan 9, 2011 | Foot Conditions
Calluses on your feet are simply hard thickened skin, mostly there for protection of areas of the foot that may be under pressure or friction. This can be from normal walking, running, most other sports, shoes, socks, and walking barefoot. Most of this hard thick skin...
by Dennis Rehbock | Dec 12, 2010 | Foot Types
There are basically three foot types. 1 the normal / neutral foot, 2 the high arched foot and 3 the flat / pronated foot. 1 This so called normal / neutral foot is the ideal normally functioning foot. It is an efficient foot and it is not very prone to biomechanical...
by Dennis Rehbock | Dec 8, 2010 | Foot Types, Uncategorized
The foot is designed to pronate / roll inwards a little when we walk or run. This slight pronation is NORMAL PRONATION. The pronation is a shock absorption mechanism of the foot. SO IT IS NORMAL. When the foot pronates too much – excessive pronation – it can cause or...
