The Feet for Life Motion Center is the heartbeat of St.
Louis' podiatry community, studying the causes and symptoms of foot injuries
and providing the necessary treatments to heal those injured feet. After
hundreds of years of evolving footwear, we're finally starting to recognize
that wearing something -- anything at all -- on our feet can cause problems.
That's because there's no such thing as a shoe that doesn't
limit your range of motion somewhat, whether it's an ankle-high sneaker
preventing your foot from rolling inward or outward or a simple sandal
preventing your Achilles tendon from stretching to it's fullest.
Retraining Your Gait
That means that something we once considered to be the
standard of care is now being called into question as each and every day, more
and more people discover the advantages of minimizing their footwear and
training -- or rather, retraining -- their gait.
You see, the foot is literally the basis of all of the
body's kinetic activity. Every move you make it rooted in your feet and their
connection to the earth below. Even small improvements in that connection -- in
your stance and gait -- can create positive changes throughout the body. Making
those changes is what we do at Feet for Life, St. Louis' top clinic for
podiatry.
Gait Analysis
One of the primary tools we use to make those changes is a
technique called 'gait analysis.' Gait analysis is exactly what it sounds like:
the study of the biomechanical actions of walking and running. Feet For Life
uses two different computerized simulations of the walking process, combined
with a series of powerful cameras and careful observation.
With these tools, we can accurately measure bodily
movements, record body mechanics in action, and detect specific muscle activity
that will allow us to assess your specific muscle weaknesses, tendon and
ligament stresses, and biomechanical strengths and flaws.
We take that data and use it to identify problems related to
your posture or your specific movement patterns. We combine that with the
knowledge we have of your existing injuries or conditions and form a plan to
help you optimize your gait and stance to work with your injuries or conditions
in the most effective manner -- all the while doing what we can to alleviate
those conditions or cure those injuries as well.
Visit Us Online
FeetForLife.com is the portal for Feet for Life. St. Louis
or further abroad, anyone can come visit our website to learn more about
podiatry, gait analysis, and posture health. You should also click on the
'Medical Miracles' tab to learn about incredible cutting-edge non-surgical
methods of treating injuries and diseases of the foot. Our own Dr. Horowitz,
founder of the LifeWave Technology Group, which brings together specialists of
many fields to explore the potential that the latest technologies in each area
have to affect the patients in other areas. It's medical science across
boundaries; something the world is in desperate need of. Come to our website and
see for yourself!
