162 | High Arches? Learn All About It!
Welcome to Episode 162 of The Optimal Body Podcast
High Arches? Learn All About It!
Got High Arches? You’re in luck. DocJen & Dr. Dom provide insight into when you should address your high arches. They explain the importance of focusing on function, rather than structure. They describe the different types of high arches and their prevalence. Dr. Dom shares his journey with flat feet and how he is navigating function in his feet again, discussing the interaction between foot and ankle mobility. They provide their best tips and exercises for high arches, honing in on the conventional show may be doing more harm than good. Spend more time barefoot, liberate your feet, and gain awareness of your feet again! Let’s dive in.
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What You Will Learn in this PT Pearl:
2:12 – What is Pes Cavis?
3:00 – When High Arches matter?
4:17 – What is high arch
5:25 – Why is the foot important
6:50 – Types of high arches
14:37 – How Dr. Dom navigates with High Arches
18:48 – Is it your ankle or foot mobility affecting your squat?
19:40 – What Dr. Dom is currently working on to help his high arches
21:23 – How shoes can affect high arches
21:15 – Exercises for High Arches
25:55 – Why the conventional shoe may not be as supportive & research on running
Research Citations
Allen, M. (n.d.). New study connects running motion to ground force, provides patterns for any runner. [online] SMU Research.
Hollander, K., de Villiers, J.E., Sehner, S., Wegscheider, K., Braumann, K.-M., Venter, R. and Zech, A. (2017). Growing-up (habitually) barefoot influences the development of foot and arch morphology in children and adolescents. Scientific Reports, [online] 7(1).
Hsu, A.R. (2012). Topical Review: Barefoot Running. Foot & Ankle International, 33(9), pp.787–794.
Russell, R. and Simmons, S. (2016). THE EFFECTS OF BAREFOOT RUNNING ON OVERPRONATION IN RUNNERS. International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings, [online] 8(4).
Seaman, T.J. and Ball, T.A. (2021). Pes Cavus. [online] PubMed.
Physiopedia. (n.d.). Pes cavus. [online] Available at: https://www.physio-pedia.com/Pes_cavus.
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