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  1. Barry Onion
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    Does Everyone need Insoles?

    Barry Onion is back after a three year break and has lots of great news to report. Indeed barefoot walking is a long term antidote to...
    Post by: Barry Onion, Feb 24, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  2. Barry Onion
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    Pronation:Busting Some Myths with Disruptive Technology

    An excellent post drsha. :good: As a life long pronator there is nothing I enjoy more than a good pronate around the house before bedtime.
    Post by: Barry Onion, May 25, 2012 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  3. Barry Onion
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    Does Everyone need Insoles?

    This is Barry Onion's last post. Goodbye and goodluck. :santa:
    Post by: Barry Onion, Apr 4, 2012 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  4. Barry Onion
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    Does Everyone need Insoles?

    We need Barry Onion et. al. to stimulate debate. BTW Didn't Leonardo de Vinci say the human foot was a miracle of engineering. :sinking:
    Post by: Barry Onion, Apr 4, 2012 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  5. Barry Onion
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    Does Everyone need Insoles?

    But then wearing shoes would be even less natural. :santa2: This is logical as we weren't born with shoes on, were we?
    Post by: Barry Onion, Apr 4, 2012 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  6. Barry Onion
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    There is no barefoot running debate

    The reason there are so many injuries, is that people do To Much Too Soon Too Far (TMTSTF). They don't listen to their feet and run when they...
    Post by: Barry Onion, Apr 4, 2012 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  7. Barry Onion
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    Does Everyone need Insoles?

    The amazing thing is that a lot of feet problems can be solved by adopting barefootedness and the fantastic thing is, it's FREE, however it must...
    Post by: Barry Onion, Apr 4, 2012 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  8. Barry Onion
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    Why you dr wants you to buy more shoes

    Yes that's true, however shoes dull the feedback to the brain and this causes the foot to become confused about its location in the three...
    Post by: Barry Onion, Mar 22, 2012 in forum: General Issues and Discussion Forum
  9. Barry Onion
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    Why you dr wants you to buy more shoes

    Barefoot walking strengthens the foot and ankle muscles and provides feedback to the brain about the surface being walked upon adding to both...
    Post by: Barry Onion, Mar 22, 2012 in forum: General Issues and Discussion Forum
  10. Barry Onion
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    Why you dr wants you to buy more shoes

    Unfortunately the article forgot to mention that one of the best antidotes to any foot problem is to go barefoot. This is the way nature intended...
    Post by: Barry Onion, Mar 22, 2012 in forum: General Issues and Discussion Forum
  11. Barry Onion
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    Which podiatry articles / papers / books etc have had the biggest impact on your professional career

    Agree entirely, it's not the surface that controls the impact it's the structure of the foot, ankle, leg, knee and hip kinetic chain that works...
    Post by: Barry Onion, Jan 2, 2012 in forum: Teaching and Learning
  12. Barry Onion
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    Which podiatry articles / papers / books etc have had the biggest impact on your professional career

    By far and away the greatest influence on my life has been Born to Run by Chris McDougall. It simply makes sense that we were born to go...
    Post by: Barry Onion, Dec 31, 2011 in forum: Teaching and Learning
  13. Barry Onion
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    Overperscription of Orthotics

    Seriously, I would just like to discuss the concept that orthotics are sometimes prescribed unnecessarily.
    Post by: Barry Onion, Nov 17, 2011 in forum: Break Room
  14. Barry Onion
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    Overperscription of Orthotics

    Dr Nigg in the NYT.
    Post by: Barry Onion, Nov 17, 2011 in forum: Break Room
  15. Barry Onion
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    Overperscription of Orthotics

    Respectfully this has nothing to do with barefoot running, it is to do with a prevailing contarian viewpoint that turning to orthotics occurs far...
    Post by: Barry Onion, Nov 17, 2011 in forum: Break Room
  16. Barry Onion
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    Overperscription of Orthotics

    My experience from barefoot walking has been a 90 to 95% success rate. The walker inevitably finds themselves with better balance and...
    Post by: Barry Onion, Nov 17, 2011 in forum: Break Room
  17. Barry Onion
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    Overperscription of Orthotics

    For example my research has uncovered the following from an orthotics user: Orthotics should be banned for all but extreme cases of need. Foot...
    Post by: Barry Onion, Nov 17, 2011 in forum: Break Room
  18. Barry Onion
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    Overperscription of Orthotics

    My own research (unpublished) indicates this. Also anecdotal information gleaned from colleagues and aquaintances indicates a tsunami of...
    Post by: Barry Onion, Nov 17, 2011 in forum: Break Room
  19. Barry Onion
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    Overperscription of Orthotics

    Good Afternoon All, I am writing this because of my concerns regarding the overperscription of orthotics. More and more I am meeting...
    Thread by: Barry Onion, Nov 17, 2011, 19 replies, in forum: Break Room
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