The Role of Foot Shape and Function

In order to help answer this question, Root2Being returns to some fundamental truths about foot function, and how common abnormalities of the shape of the foot could hold the key that may eventually unlock the mystery of many types of chronic pain.

This root cause may be common, but unfortunately, at present only a minority of healthcare professionals can recognise the presence of foot shape abnormalities and more importantly, even fewer have the ability to understand how and why they have the potential to affect the entire being.

Furthermore, common representations of these abnormalities, such as flat feet, high arches, inwardly/outwardly rotating legs, uneven gait (walking patterns) and poor posture are simply not considered by the vast majority of healthcare professionals as indicative of a problem that has the potential to manifest itself as a phenomenal array of inter-related symptoms throughout the entire phyiscal and emotional body - the classic signature of so many chronic pain cases.

Root2Being has been created to educate, inform and encourage any interested parties to begin looking for the root cause of chronic pain. It would be foolish to claim that foot shape abnormalities and the resultant abnormal foot function represent the only cause for all types of chronic pain, and the author will never claim this to be the case.

There is, however, mounting evidence that the presence of foot shape variations often represent the only common factor in a range of chronic pain cases, and that accurate identification and control of the specific biomechanical weaknesses in each individual case can result in phenomenal improvements throughout the entire body. In turn this results in a significant reduction and in some cases elimination of pain and associated symptoms.

Even if only for these reasons alone, the relationship between foot shape and chronic pain should be investigated further.