If the running shoes are perfect for you, they will help provide support and cushioning to protect you from the pounding forces of running.In theory, running shoes should protect you from overloading structures in a way that could lead to an over training injury.

If you are a runner and your have flat feet, you need “motion control” running shoes. Motion control running shoes, pronation control running shoes, and stability running shoes are all basically the same thing. These are all shoes designed to stabilize unstable feet.

Every runner needs the very best running shoes. Every runner pronates. But it is when and how much you pronate that actually matters. 

In general, people with flat feet pronate more than people who do not have flat feet. But not all runners need pronation control running shoes.

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast we're talking about why flat feet need motion control running shoes.