![]() ![]() With every step, excess pronation impedes your natural walking pattern, causing an imbalance in the body and consequent excessive wear and tear in joints, muscles and ligaments. the pronation movement goes too deep and lasts for too long, which hinders the foot from recovering and supinating. It is our body’s natural shock-absorbing mechanism. Pronation (rolling inwards) absorbs shock and supination (rolling outwards) propels our feet forward. In fact, our feet need to pronate and supinate to achieve proper gait. It is important to note that pronation is not wrong or bad for you. When walking barefoot on tiles or timber floors over-pronation is more visible, compared to walking on carpet or grass. When you walk or run more weight is placed on the feet compared to standing and over-pronation will become more evident. The moment you get up and put weight on your feet the situation changes: the arches lower and the ankle slightly turns inwards. showing a normal arch with room under the underside of the foot. When sitting, an over-pronating foot appears quite normal, i.e. This is a quite a destructive position for the foot to function in and may cause a wide variety of foot, leg and lower back conditions. ![]() Over-pronation, or fallen arches, means the foot and ankle tend to roll inwards and the arch collapses with weight-bearing. ![]()
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