Evidence, Theory & Controversies  

Explore CPD that questions established biomechanical concepts, examines commonly accepted clinical assumptions and asks whether long-standing practice is supported by experimental evidence. 

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VB029 — The SHIFT Project 10 — Stabilisation: Write Down Your Definition Before Listening to the Podcast

VB032 — Can We Finally Move Past Motion Control?

VB041 — The SHIFT Project 14 — Pronated = Flexible, Supinated = Rigid. Think Again!

VB060 — Flat Feet and the Myth of Predictable, Proximal, Kinematic Compensation

VB063 — Foot-Shaped Children's Shoes: Science vs. Assumption

VB034 — Custom Versus Prefab — Why "Different" Makes No Difference

VB056 — The Blake Inverted Orthosis: A Reductio ad Absurdum of Geometric "Control"

VB058 — A Question the Foot Orthotics Industry Seems to Ignore

VB059 — The 6% Metabolic Penalty Caused by Foot Orthotic Devices

VB065 — Precision Manufacturing Versus Scientific Validity of Foot Orthosis Prescription Variables

VB066 — Rearfoot Posts: Big Kinematic Claims, Small Kinematic Effects

VB067 — The Medial Heel Skive: Orthotic Science or Orthotic Tradition?

VB068 — Blake Inverted Technique: 40 Years Without Validation?

VB069 — The Kinetic Wedge: Kinetics by Name, Kinematics by Assumption

VB070 — Arch "Support" in Foot Orthoses: A Ubiquitous Assumption

VB045 — 40 Years of Research on Motion Control Running Shoes?

VB046 — Addendum: Brooks and Vimazi SHIFT — But Can We See the Data?

VB071 — The First Voodoo Biomechanics Debate: On Episode 9 in the SHIFT Series

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