Good Shoe vs.Bad Shoe.mp4

Want to know what makes shoes good or bad? If you think you know how to pick a pair of shoes, you may want to think again. Are you wearing inserts? Are you a "pronator"? Have you fallen for a shoe gimmick? Find out as Dr. Polka talks shoes in this edition of the One80 PT Newsletter.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• running shoe
• walking shoe
• pronation
• supination
• vibram five finger
• orthotic
• arch support
• Rhett Polka
• One80 System
• plantar faciitis

[BransGuitar]

I'm a very black and white person myself. And I love your approach. I just started wearing vibrams and my feet already feel better. I work as a pt aide and cannot get them approved because of fashion and no support. My PT issued me orthotics and I quickly realized they didn't work. I threw them out, fast. To conclude, I have no ankle pain because I've built my muscles in my foot rather than passifying them.

[One80PT]

@BransGuitar Great post Brandon! Now if you could get those PTs up to speed... Keep thinking and pushing then envelope instead of just falling in line.

[MrFatMan]

Could you touch on excessive supination, which I have and a way this could be corrected?

[One80PT]

@MrFatMan Thats a good topic, but hard to treat via You Tube. Just remember that your feet were made for your knees, hips, pelvis, spine, etc. Just because you are a bit more rigid than the next guy doesn't mean its wrong/bad. One easy exercise I like to give rigid patients is this; standing with feet flat and shoulder width, twist at the trunk and try to exaggerate pronation and supination at the feet. Also just walking, heel/toe waking, squatting, and lunging barefoot are good ideas.

[ashoktubed]

I loved the video. But, doesn't your leg needs support if you are running long distances like the marathon? is vibram good for running a marathon?

[One80PT]

@ashoktubed Thanks for the post. Actually your legs and feet have their own active support system (muscle) that is much more functional and biomechanically sound than external systems (shoes/inserts). You are correct that muscle will fatigue with long duration and overuse activities like marathons. That is why you must train and gradually increase mileage as to not fatigue before the end of the event. Vibrams are good for running if you are used to them and have trained your body to use them.

[ernyfromlatvia]

You always talk black or white. It depends on the sports you are in. I run with flimsy shoes. For everyday activity I use rigid shoes. At work I wear safety shoes. For weightlifting the best option is shoes with wood inside them. Maybee good shoes are somewhere in between. Of course I agree it has nothing to do with the price of the shoes, just lifting things from the ground or supporting your bodyweight

[One80PT]

@capdeelite61 Thanks for the feedback. Good luck with your walking program and new shoes.

[capdeelite61]

I like this video alot. I recently started my own walking program. Long overdue, I recently turned 50 and I'm overweight. I've been a tennis shoe wearer my whole life, but not an active person. I own trainers, running, & walking shoes, bought for their "cuteness". This video will help me to use the correct ones for walking. Thanks.

[One80PT]

@michael321457 People can have "flat" or pes planus feet. This is genetic and something that people who sell shoes inserts make a lot of money off of. So I wouldn't try to "correct" this. Some people say they have "fallen arches". In this case, the foot needs to be retrained to pronate and supinate normally. This doesn't include special shoes or inserts. The key is to allow the foot to work alone. Good exercises include barefoot walking, heel/toe walking, single leg squats, karioca walk, etc.