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Foot Pronation and Flat Feet. Your TMJ, Neck, and Pelvic Floor Pain Can Start in Your Feet! Overpronation Causes Hip Compensation Leading to Jaw Pain. And Feet Pain Can Result From Pelvic Dysfunction

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

Tara Lee Clasen

Mar 2424 min read

A picture of the leg muscles that looks hand drawn. It shows the drawing from the front, the side, and behind.

YouTube Links to Hip Range of Motion Exercises and Anatomy Lessons of the Hip, Thigh, and Knee. These Muscles Affect Your Entire Body Including the Pelvic Floor, the Neck, and Even the TMJ

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

Tara Lee Clasen

Mar 926 min read