The rhyme we learned in school "the ankle bone is connected to the knee bone, the knee bone is connected to the hip bone......" is a great way to remember that the entire body is connected.

If we look at the foot for example a longitudional arch dysfunction "fallen arches", we can connect this problem with changes to your stride, your speed and possibly your stamina.

How???

A biomechanical change in the foot can lead to a change in the way your foot hits the ground. This in turn changes the angles the forces of gravity move through the body. What's the next joint "connected to" the ankle.....? Yes the knee.

A flat foot/fallen arch causes a valgus strain in the knee which will cause a strain in the quadriceps muscle and through it's anatomical connections to the entire pelvis, will cause pelvic imbalance.

So there we have it..... a seemingly small change to a part of the body can have a more profound effect to the entire body.

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