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  • November 17, 2017

    New Product Release - Carbon Fiber Contour Foot Plate

    New carbon fiber insole from America's leading supplier of carbon fiber foot plates. We’ve been looking for some time for a carbon fiber foot plate that is less expensive yet strong enough to provide support and toe spring. We’ve finally...

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  • June 5, 2017

    Carbon graphite insoles and gait

    Levers, rockers and carbon graphite insoles Part 3 – Putting it all together In part 1 of this conversation I presented a common customer question: can I wear just one carbon fiber insole? I briefly discussed gait and how a...

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  • May 19, 2017

    Rocker mechanics of the lower extremity

    How do carbon fiber insoles affect gait? Part 2 - rocker mechanics of the lower extremity Rockers are a very important part of lower extremity biomechanics. Rockers describe pivot points in the gait cycle that decrease the range of motion...

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  • February 24, 2017

    Treat Hallux Limitus with a Morton's Extension

    What is a Morton's Extension? Thomas George Morton (1835-1903) was a clinical professor and surgeon at The Pennsylvania Hospital. He was an active surgeon during The Civil War and founding director of several hospitals in the Philadelphia area. As a...

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  • January 25, 2015

    The biomechanics of cross-country skiing

    Cross-country skiing requires form that is centered over the ski with virtually no reliance on your bindings. Alpine and Rondonee bindings differ in that they are rigidly fixed to the ski (Alpine) or semi-rigidly/rigidly tethered as found in Rondonee bindings. The beauty of a cross country set-up is the simplicity of a toe clip. But that simplicity also means that the act of cross-country skiing requires a very calculated, centered load bearing and swing phase to keep the skis in alignment.

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