Like the way a properly designed foundation is critical to the structure of a
skyscraper, the alignment of the human body, called the vertical geometry, is
dependent upon its foundation, the feet.
The foot is comprised of 26
bones, the foot serves two distinctly different purposes. As the heel strikes
the ground, the foot must be a soft supple shock absorber. As the foot passes
through the gait cycle, it must become rigid to provide an effective lever with
which to toe-off. The anatomy of someone with flat feet is deficient in that the
foot cannot ever achieve rigidity a normal foot can. Therefore, a person with
flat feet must expend extra energy and skew the foot to toe-off. The rigidity of
the foot is lost, and it becomes a much less effective lever for toe-off. This
process is repeated with every step you take.
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