Chpt 20, The Core is Key!

Preface and Forward

1 - How We Got Here

2 - Getting a Perspective

3 - Posture and Movement

4 - A Different (Mechanical) Approach

5 - Looking Inside the Body

6 - Alignment, Efficiency, and Muscular Force

7 - How The World Around Us Affects The World Within Us

8 - Structure and Function of the Foot: An Overview

9 - Shoes

10 - The Ground

11 - Footbeds

12 - More on Variety

13 - Mechanical Review

14 - Eight Non-Mechanical Guidelines for a Healthy Life

15 - Introduction to Injuries

16 - Forefoot Injuries

17 - Rearfoot Injuries: Plantar Fasciitis, Heel Bone Spurs

18 - Achilles, Ankle, Shin, and Calf Injuries

Appendix - Taping

Dr. Doug Stewart, founder of Inner Sole/Body Mechanics has worked in the area of lower body mechanics for years. His background includes Ph.D. in biomechanics and working as Director of Research for Reebok.

"I went through school on a track scholarship and was injured a lot," says Stewart. "I was running the same 100 miles a week as other members of the team who weren't getting hurt. I recognized there was a difference in the way people run."

His injuries motivated him to study the mechanics of movement and the impact of footwear on these mechanics.