Qualities of a good shoe... and the history of the Hruska Clinic Shoe List
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- Опубліковано 6 бер 2024
- At least twice a year the staff at the Hruska Clinic researches and develops a shoe list to assist our patients with progression and performance of their PRI (Postural Restoration) rehab programs. The list has grown and is now shared internationally to PRI practitioners across the globe. The qualities of what we look for in a "Good" shoe, based on PRI and neuro-sensory principles, never changes. The shoes on our list change frequently. If you understand the qualities of a good shoe you can apply that to any type of shoe you need. Our list is not an exhaustive list and is constantly changing.
Our hope with this list if to give you a background of how and why the shoe list was developed clinically, how it relates to the science of Postural Restoration and to give you the (unchanging) qualities we look for as we develop our list. For specifics you can always check our website as we keep the most recent shoe list there!
www.hruska-clinic.com/shoe-list
www.posturalrestoration.com
Could you do a list or recommend hiking shoes and boots? Theyre all stiff.
Lori, I was wearing Altra Torin 7 shoes for 30 days, and felt unstable. So I decided to try on Brooks Ghost 16, from hruska shoe list. I feel more ankle stability, but myleft si joint discomfort has increased. Can you provide feedback 🙏🏽
For me the Dyad (wide) were perfect and I had been using them for walking for 10 years. Any recommendations now that I have to replace them? thanks a lot!
Does range of motion for your big toe differ for guys? I find that my big toes only go up by about 45-50 degrees, with my right toe being slightly more bendy. Is this still an okay range of motion?
"Normal" range of motion is 80-90 degrees. I (Torin) personally wouldn't put anyone in the limited toe category unless they are in the 20-30 degree range so I'd stay in the "regular" category until you prove you cant!
Would you guys have any football boot recommendations? I am completing my PRI training and starting to dabble into choosing shoes... I am now looking for football boots and wondering what your recommendation would be here... Thanks
No matter the type of shoe... follow the guidelines
Are there any modifications I can make to my existing shoe to improve the outside heel give? The reason is that I have a pair of Altra Escalante 3 which I really like to wear because of the extremely wide toolbox (A factor that I’m not sure is considered in the hruska shoe list). the only thing is lack of heel sense is messing with my hip mobility (I think). To me, this is the worst part of this particular shoe. I’m not sure if hruska have reviewed Altra in general as a potential candidate.
Phillip, Thanks for the comment. We have looked at the Altras, and as you mentioned because of the heel counter it isn't a brand of shoe we feel comfortable recommending without limitations. (If you were around we did have some Altras on our list a few years back). We also found that for some... not all... the Zero drop made it harder for them to sense heels rather than easier. That doesn't mean its not a good shoe for some people, but it doesn't make the cut. Most shoes with wider toe-boxes have wider heels, So its a give and take. If you need lateral heel guidance perhaps adding a Currex insert (has a cupped heel) could help. Also sometimes taking the original shoes in the list and ordering a wide can give you the better heel counter and room for your forefoot. Thanks again for the comment.
@@HruskaClinic thanks so much for such a detailed answer, I really appreciate it! The reason I bought the altras was because I was getting injured from Vivobarefoot but wanted to keep the wide toebox. Still having issues with my feet so I will get it checked out and test my heel sense :)