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Pronation and supination are two natural foot movements in the gait cycle. The gait cycle is the series of movements that occur when walking. Your foot needs to come off the ground, and your foot needs to land on the ground, and the muscles from the foot to the hip are coordinating those motions. Those muscles are making instant compensations, shifting to keep you moving straight forward. The foot needs to pronate, but overpronation is a strategy of the brain, trying to find

When we talk about hip movement, we are talking about the dynamic movement of the femur as it sits inside the pelvis. Hip motions are flexion, extension, rotation, abduction, and adduction of the thigh (the femur). The movement of the femur moves the pelvis. You can see this during the gait cycle (the walking cycle). When you move a leg backward (extend it), the pelvis moves backward on the same side. The pelvis and the sacrum have their own motions. The pelvis tilts and rota

Dorsiflexion happens when you raise your toes toward your shin. It also happens when your foot is firmly planted on the ground and your knee moves over your ankle, as in a squat position. Healthy dorsiflexion range of motion affects every motion in the body, even the swing of a volleyball players arm! The health of your feet and lower legs is vital to the health of the rest of your body! In my practice, I only work with women who are experiencing jaw tension, TMJ dysfunction,