Why Orthotics are just a quick fix and how healthy feet function with Podiatrist Dr. Emily Splichal
Muscle Intelligence
Ben Pakulski
4.8 • 745 Ratings
🗓️ 21 September 2020
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of the Muscle Intelligence Podcast, Podiatrist Dr. Emily Splichal joins us to talk about all things feet: The often overlooked role healthy feet play in your overall posture, how footwear impacts your gait and essentially your health and the role of glute muscles in forming your gait - this interview covers that and a whole lot more. Listen to learn why orthotics are a quick fix and why foot health is all about the sensory input.
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Dr Emily Splichal, Functional Podiatrist and Human Movement Specialist, is the Founder of EBFA Global (formerly Evidence Based Fitness Academy), Creator of the Barefoot Training Specialist® Certification, Author of Barefoot Strong and Inventor of Naboso Barefoot Technology. With over 20 years in the fitness industry, Dr Splichal has dedicated her medical career towards studying postural alignment and human movement as it relates to barefoot science, foot to core integration and sensory integration.
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⏱Timestamps:
[01:23] – What today’s podcast is about!
[02:02] – Sponsorship by Real Mushrooms – realmushrooms.com.
[03:42] – Welcoming our guest, Dr. Emily Splichal on the show.
[04:42] – The current state of feet and why Orthotics is a multi-billion dollar industry
[06:50] – How does Emily address feet dysfunctionalities?
[09:02] – Role of glute muscles in forming your gait.
[14:40] – Emily’s process of assessing her patients.
[18:27] – How do we build proper stability to stand up and walk in gravity?
[23:10] – T Spine & Foot Relationship.
[26:09] – Gait Cycle – Importance.
[29:20] – How stride length is implicated in gait!
[35:32] – Impacts of inefficient patterns of movement on brain function.
[37:03] – Somatics.
[38:14] – Bunions – a deformity at the joint.
[41:04] – Impact of heels and pointy shoes on feet.
[43:40] – Morton’s Neuroma – Causes.
[44:47] – Shoes Emily recommends.
[47:00] – Transitioning from high heels to minimal shoes.
[50:09] – Where to get Emily’s book: Barefoot Strong.
[50:24] – Naboso: Insoles by Dr. Emily Splichal
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, welcome back to the Muslim Intelligence Podcast. I'm your host, Ben Bukowski. Thank you so much for being here. |
| 0:13.0 | Today's podcast is nothing short of remarkable. I'm actually going to love sharing this conversation with you. Dr. Emily Schplickle, I'm sure I didn't say that correctly, |
| 0:23.6 | but Emily Schblickle joins us today to discuss your feet and why I have become obsessed |
| 0:29.6 | with the function of feet and how ultimately this is implicated in so many things we do. |
| 0:36.6 | From the time we're born, we're shoved into these garments that ultimately restrict the function |
| 0:41.4 | and form of our feet. |
| 0:43.4 | So many people, if not everyone, have dysfunctional feet, mischapen feet. |
| 0:48.2 | And this is massively implicated in the way that we walk, which then transfers up into |
| 0:52.4 | our mobility in the hips and the spine and the |
| 0:54.4 | shoulder. And the foot seems to be the foundation of everything we do. And I often speak of, |
| 1:00.2 | you know, functional movements existing in the breath pattern and the walking gait. And if you're |
| 1:07.0 | not someone who's aware of how much gait is influencing your body, how much breathing is influencing your body, you're missing out. |
| 1:15.1 | So anything you do that stacks on top of dysfunctional walking or ultimately dysfunctional breathing or it's going to be dysfunctional of itself. |
| 1:22.0 | It has to be dysfunctional by definition. |
| 1:23.7 | So today's podcast dies deep into understanding the modern foot and lifestyle and footwear. |
| 1:29.9 | You guys know I've become a massive fan of vivo barefoot. |
| 1:32.1 | It's literally the only thing I own. |
| 1:34.2 | But why? |
| 1:35.4 | Most importantly, it allows my foot to do what it's meant to do. |
| 1:37.7 | It allows the foot to function correctly. |
| 1:40.1 | It allows me to strengthen the muscles of the feet so that ultimately they can become a shock-absorbing unit like they're meant to be. |
| 1:46.7 | The foot and ankle can move correctly, allow the hip to move correctly. |
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