(518) 390-2484
25 Mohawk Ave, Scotia NY
  Spyratos Chiropractic
  • Home
  • Meet the Doctor
    • Our Mission
    • Doctor's Blog
  • Office Tour
    • Services
  • Payment
    • Insurance
  • Contact Us

Vibram: Five Fingers

5/31/2011

1 Comment

 
    My fiancé and I have been wearing five fingers for almost a year now, and have noticed an increase in strength and decrease in number of injuries.  The five fingers are designed to make you feel as though you’re barefoot.  As people who enjoy the outdoors, water sports and hiking, these shoes are great for the summer, but can be hard to get a hold of as they are currently in high demand.  Regular shoes have added support and protection for your foot and may be recommended for people who over pronate or have flat feet.  While the extra support can be helpful, it also will eventually weaken the muscles around the foot and ankle (since the support is doing the work that the muscles would usually do).  Five fingers help to build up these muscles, increase your proprioceptive ability (the ability to tell where your body/foot is in space) and balance, and will help to eventually decrease your likelihood of getting an ankle sprain.  
    Many runners have been switching over to running barefoot, or with vibram’s, and researchers have begun to notice that doing so will drastically change the way they run!  Watch the video below to see the difference in running with shoes and without.  Please note that running without shoes can take some getting used to and you will probably need to train yourself to land on your forefoot instead of your heel.  If you are able to train yourself to do this, you may notice that your knees hurt less or that your shin splints slowly start to dissipate.  This is because you are absorbing more of the impact with your forefoot before it has time to reach your joints higher up your leg.  
    If you have time, be sure to check out the five finger's website.  They have information about running barefoot, the mechanics of their shoes and will have store locators (as vibram's are not sold at large chain shoe stores).  Happy running!

1 Comment
BDSM Scottsdale link
10/13/2013 07:49:16 am

I'm new to this site, just browsing around

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Dr. Amanda has knowledge on many different subjects including nutrition, anatomy and neurology.  If you have a question please feel free to submit under the 'contact us' tab.

    Archives

    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2014
    November 2013
    July 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
Photo used under Creative Commons from The National Guard