53 min
Footwear and Its Effects On Gait & The Kinetic Chain with Lori Thomsen, MPT, PRC - Ep. 72 Move Your Brain Move Your Body
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- Alternative Health
Today on move your bb we are excited to welcome Postural Restoration Institute® facility member Lori Thomsen. As well as serving on PRI’s faculty, Lori is the Operational Manager of the Hruska Clinic™, and currently practices at the Hruska Clinic ™ in Lincoln, Nebraska. Lori is certified through postural restoration as a PRC and she teaches the pelvis course for the institute. She has a strong interest in runners, scoliosis, pelvic floor dysfunction, and vision/vestibular integration. We specifically had Lori on the podcast today to talk all about footwear! About every 6 months Lori does research on shoes and completes the shoe list that many of you have seen. In this episode well go into depth on the details of shoes.
On This Episode
Postural Restoration Institute
Ron Hruska's development of PRI
The story behind the shoe list!
Shoe List PDF (Downloadable)
How shoe changes from designer can mess with the body
Things to look at with shoes --> heel counters, where the shoe bends, arch support, toe box
Importance of proper gait mechanics, pronation & supination
"As PRI clinicians we are looking at shoes with how it allows the body to integrate and work together: the head, neck trunk & pelvis." - Lori
PRI orthotics by Dr. Paul Coffin
Barefoot shoes & barefoot training
Top 4 shoes used at the Hruska Clinic
How minor updates that shoe companies do to their shoes can greatly impact the function of a shoe
How To Be Heard book
How Lori moves her brain & body
Contact Lori at PRI
Our Information:
MOVE YOUR BB Instagram
Aleena's Instagram
Aleena's Website
Meghan's Instagram
Meghan's Website
Email: moveyourBB@gmail.com
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**The information on this podcast is intended to educate and inform. It is not meant to be a substitute of advice from your physician or medical provider.
Today on move your bb we are excited to welcome Postural Restoration Institute® facility member Lori Thomsen. As well as serving on PRI’s faculty, Lori is the Operational Manager of the Hruska Clinic™, and currently practices at the Hruska Clinic ™ in Lincoln, Nebraska. Lori is certified through postural restoration as a PRC and she teaches the pelvis course for the institute. She has a strong interest in runners, scoliosis, pelvic floor dysfunction, and vision/vestibular integration. We specifically had Lori on the podcast today to talk all about footwear! About every 6 months Lori does research on shoes and completes the shoe list that many of you have seen. In this episode well go into depth on the details of shoes.
On This Episode
Postural Restoration Institute
Ron Hruska's development of PRI
The story behind the shoe list!
Shoe List PDF (Downloadable)
How shoe changes from designer can mess with the body
Things to look at with shoes --> heel counters, where the shoe bends, arch support, toe box
Importance of proper gait mechanics, pronation & supination
"As PRI clinicians we are looking at shoes with how it allows the body to integrate and work together: the head, neck trunk & pelvis." - Lori
PRI orthotics by Dr. Paul Coffin
Barefoot shoes & barefoot training
Top 4 shoes used at the Hruska Clinic
How minor updates that shoe companies do to their shoes can greatly impact the function of a shoe
How To Be Heard book
How Lori moves her brain & body
Contact Lori at PRI
Our Information:
MOVE YOUR BB Instagram
Aleena's Instagram
Aleena's Website
Meghan's Instagram
Meghan's Website
Email: moveyourBB@gmail.com
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**The information on this podcast is intended to educate and inform. It is not meant to be a substitute of advice from your physician or medical provider.
53 min