Dr. Irene Davis’ Change of Heart from Orthotics to Natural Foot Movement

– The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 132 with Irene Davis

Irene Davis is a Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School. She is also the founding Director of the Spaulding National Running Center. Dr. Davis is a Professor Emeritus in Physical Therapy at the University of Delaware where she served on the faculty for over 20 years. Her research is focused on the relationship between lower extremity structure, mechanics, and musculoskeletal injury. She has pioneered the area of retraining faulty gait patterns in both walking and running. She has received funding from the Department of Defense, Army Research Office, and National Institutes of Health to support her research.

Dr. Davis has given over 300 lectures both nationally and internationally and authored over 110 publications. She is a Fellow and Past President of the American Society of Biomechanics. She is also a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association.

Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Irene Davis about how she changed her mind about orthotics and switched to natural foot movement.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

- Why actively standing is a good for people to participate in and how to do it.

- How prescribing footwear based on someone’s foot type doesn’t prevent injuries.

- Why footwear changes the way runners strike the ground.

- How it’s important to transition slowly to being barefoot or wearing minimalist shoes.

- Why shoe companies started adapting shoes to the wearer, and how that isn’t beneficial.

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