Your feet have an important function in your body. Not only do they take you where you want to go, but they are also at the base of your skeleton and bear all your weight. Taking care of your feet and ...

Supination and pronation are terms used to describe the up or down orientation of your hand, arm, or foot. What it means can depend on which part of the body it describes. When your palm or forearm ...

Pronation is the inward movement of the foot as it rolls to optimally distribute the force of impact on the ground as you run. With "normal" pronation, the foot “rolls” inward about 15 percent, comes ...

Underpronation, also known as supination, happens when your feet and ankles roll away from your center of mass. This means you run on the outer edge of your feet and put less weight on your big toe at ...

Everyone has their own, unique way of running, or 'gait' – and therefore everyone needs a style of running shoe that is best suited to their style. Some people overpronate (when your foot rolls ...

Supination and pronation are parts of a stride. Supination occurs when a person places weight on the outside of the foot while walking or running. Pronation is when a person shifts their weight from ...

Supination of the foot occurs when your weight rolls onto the outer edges of your feet. Another name for supination is underpronation. In a normal stride, your foot should roll inward a bit (pronate) ...

This week we are going to talk not of a specific diagnosis or condition of the lower extremity but rather a mechanical fault of the foot which causes a number of conditions. The mechanical fault or ...

The best running shoes to look for in the Black Friday sale, tried and tested by the Live Science team. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...