Talk:Pronation of the foot

The Gel-Kinsei
The picture on the current page for Pronation of the Foot has a picture of the Gel-Kinsei and states "A Pair of ASICS stability running shoes, model Gel-Kinsei." I would like to report that the Kinsei is actually more of a neutral shoe, if the argument is to be made. It is noteworthy that ASICS does not actually have posted on their site the category. I would redirect the OP to the Gel- {Kayano, GT-2000, GT-1000, DS Trainer} for stability shoes that could replace the Kinsei in the article. Thank you for your consideration.

http://www.asicsamerica.com/Shop/Footwear/Running/Mens/GEL-Kinsei%C2%AE-5/p/0010179228.5042 [Gel-Kinsei at asicsamerica.com]

http://www.asicsamerica.com/Shop/Footwear/Running/Mens/GEL-Kayano%C2%AE-20/p/0010198277.0128 [Gel-Kayano at asicsamerica.com]

99.182.112.155 (talk) 23:34, 2 December 2013 (UTC)brock

Physical Therapy
This article should put more weight on physical therapy. The causes section should list simple bad habit developed over time, as opposed to only listing physiological causes, which implies that pronation is entirely outside of our control. In fact there's nothing in the article that refers to a conscious learning process. Squish7 (talk) 12:18, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Supination
Other than the fact the section on supination is almost comically stubby compared to its opposing condition (which I sadly lack enough knowledge to fix), I think the positioning of the sections should be altered. The subsections of section 1.2.3 ("prevention/treatment" of over pronation) contain information for both over AND under pronation, which makes for a bit of a confusing read -- you don't get the definition of supination until after reading pertinent information about treatment (or lack of treatment). It's reasonable that someone may have wanted to minimize the emphasis on the supination section, given its relative lack of information, but should the section be expanded, it should either be organized with: A) treatment/prevention as its own section (i.e. right after section 1.3, as "section 2", moving References to section 3 etc) or, B) treatment/prevention separated out as 1.2.3 and 1.3.X, only containing relevant information for over pronation or supination seperately. Given the overlap in some of the treatment, the most straightforward would probably be option A, giving treatment/prevention of pronation issues its own section out from under "overpronation".

The thing I'm most confused about in terms of the information the article contains is the assertion "Since underpronators’ feet don’t roll inward like overpronators’, support isn’t necessarily needed to correct supination as it is to correct overpronation. Instead, extra cushioning in the shoe is the best way to correct underpronation." Can someone explain how "extra cushioning" differs from "support"? I would have assumed extra cushioning provided support, merely in a different way than motion control shoes intended for over pronators. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.244.230.178 (talk) 05:18, 16 July 2014 (UTC)

walking
The first paragraph mentions walking, an activity almost 100% of humans perform on a daily basis. The remainder of the article (ahem) does not. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.18.3.246 (talk) 11:40, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

Flat arches and Supination
I am still confused about this issue. I have flat arches, but I also wear out the outside of my shoe soles. I think this happens because I compensate for the overpronation by supination, if that makes sense. So, I can never figure out which shoe is best for me. Soft, light shoes are recommended for supination, but they are also bad for flat arches. Can anyone help elucidate this issue? Thanks!--Sanya3 (talk) 20:43, 17 April 2019 (UTC)

Explanation of terms
Terms such as abduction and dorsiflexion are introduced but not explained, and little to no context is given to aid in comprehension. This section almost qualifies as a stub, as it seems of little use to anyone who doesn't understand the terms (and little more to anyone who already does). 159.196.99.228 (talk) 08:48, 1 January 2024 (UTC)