Footwear and Its Effects On Gait & The Kinetic Chain with Lori Thomsen, MPT, PRC - Ep. 72

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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

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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.