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Martí Casals et al
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Lizis P, Posadzki P, Smith T.
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The short foot exercise involves an arch recoil mechanism whereby the ball of the foot and the heel are moved closer together, arching the midfoot. Perhaps this action...

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Cadaveric analysis of plantar fascia strain and the development of a plantar fascia stretching device

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Rheumatology (Oxford). 2015 Apr 6
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As part of preparing for that I got to look at a number of videos. Here is one of them. Watch the forefoot contact and hyperextended knee .... and they wonder why there...

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Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
Volume 20 Issue 4, Pages 580 - 587
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