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Earlier today, Dr Nick posted this blog:
Two year long case study demonstrating an increase in arch height from running in minimalist shoes with the usual sh*te and the photos below claiming to show an increase in arch height.

I been following this all day; notice by the comments on the blog post that the gullible fan boys are out in force, devoid of any critical thinking skills. Different story on Facebook. Dr Nick has been ridiculed and the subject of many Simpsons jokes (there is Dr Nick on the Simpsons!). I been following the posts on several different facebook groups and comments made in many more places - its been a hoot! Most of the jokes have been about the claims he makes in the blog post (rather than pointing to the evidence that contradicts him) and the photos. Look at the photos; look at the angle of the camera between the shots; look at the different placement of the the lines between 2012 and 2014. Some, based on skin markings, are even questioning if its the same person!

I blogged about barefoot/minimalism and arch height previously and we do have anecdotes of the arch height getting lower in some with barefoot/minimalism. I also commented on some of the actual evidence rather than the Dr Nick anecdote with a dose of the usual rhetoric and propaganda. Given that he thinks his n=1 is proof, then how do you explain this actual evidence that I wrote about on my blog:

Some of the facebook comments are classic:

If any of those who wrote these on facebook want to be credited with the comment, let me know and I will add your name to it.

 

Yup, and look at the 1st mets. Invert the forefoot and watch the the plane of the calc alter. Magic innit!

Bill

 

It is 25 years since I first wrote about, and was vilified for, validity of skin lines and their (pseudo) quantification; has nothing changed?!

Rob

 

Nick Campitelli is a non-factor in podiatric biomechanics and podiatric sports medicine. I only bother responding to him when he tries to publish his material in any mainstream podiatric website.

Why do the know-nothings get all the attention??

 

Because they parrot what the fan boys want to hear.

Its like why opposition politicians can become so popular; they just find an angry crowd and agree with them.

 

Give the guy credit....not for biomechanics but for discovering anti gravity.

Did he say what planet this patient was running on?

Steve

 

I agree with above comments and N=1 is rarely convincing (especially when you are sponsored by a minimal shoe company).

The picture I would like to see most would be an AP X-ray or bird's eye camera view of the foot barefoot before and after. I am curious if the toes will splay and move apart over time. My hunch is that they might splay a bit to help with stability. However, toe splaying might be attributed more to wearing shoes than the actual barefoot/minimalist running.

 

Here's another picture. No BEFORE…but I have an AFTER minimalist running for two years!

 

I see Dr Nick is at it again on Podiatry Today:
http://www.podiatrytoday.com/blogge...hallucis-muscle-help-prevent-overuse-injuries

I have posted a comment accusing him of his typical cherry picking of the evidence and using the wishful thinking fallacy.

 

Seems Podiatry Today didn't like your comment since it hasn't been published, Craig. The only published comment is from a sycophant.

 

That is a shame, as I listed 6 references that contradict what he said! = he needs to be held accountable and explain why he cherry picked. What are they afraid of?

The post they did approve was from a spam bot. Look at the comment; its on 3 million other blog posts!!:
https://www.google.com/search?q="Hi...g it and personally recommend to my friends."

 

And that tells me everything i need to know about the moderation on Podiatry Today.

 

I'll contact the editors of Podiatry Today and inform them of their mistake. They generally do a pretty good job and, I think, do a great job for the podiatry profession in general. Looks like they goofed on letting this comment from Magdalena get through! I have had a number of my postings also not get published in response to articles on their website....I think they don't like any comments being posted that seem unprofessional to them.

 

The editors of Podiatry Today took down the "spam bot" comment on Nick Campitelli's blog posting after I notified them of their error. They appreciated being notified of it.

 

I just sent a posting that was published up on the blog by Nick Campitelli. The editors of Podiatry Today told me that they never received Craig's original post. Maybe Craig's post will show up later on the blog?

http://www.podiatrytoday.com/blogge...hallucis-muscle-help-prevent-overuse-injuries

 

I finally got to resubmitting the comment to Podiatry Today. This is what I wrote:

 

go figure; it never got approved.

 

It's there now.

 

Thanks! I did not notice. Dr Nick has not answered any of the comments!

 

I had a look at the arches before and after. I also noticed the red line that tries to push you to think one back of foot is straight and the other one is on an angle. In reality the line is the only thing out of kilter.