Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "Surgery can correct a deformity. But many people come for consultation long before needing an operating room." When someone discovers that ...
Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "We inherit the shape of our feet. But the way we live with them also influences how they evolve." There is a phrase I hear constantly in co...
Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "For years we have blamed the bone. But a bunion does not start when the bone protrudes. It starts much earlier, when the biomechanics of th...
Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "The question is not whether barefoot cures plantar fasciitis. The question is when, how, and in which individuals it can be part of a well-...
Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "Orthotics can change the way the fascia receives loads. What they cannot do is replace the recovery work that the foot needs." When someone...
Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "Rest can relieve the pain for a few days. What it usually doesn't do is teach the plantar fascia to better handle loads when you start walk...
Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "When a person tells me that their heel hurts, I rarely think first of the plantar fascia. I think about why that tissue has reached the lim...
Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "If barefoot were only useful for sports, it would mean that our feet only need to function well for one hour a day. The reality is that the...
Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "Feeling the ground more does not mean feeling colder. Our nervous system and our circulation speak different languages." There is a questio...
Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "Orthotics are not a failure. They are a tool. The real question is not how long you will wear them, but how long your foot will need them."...
Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "One of the biggest mistakes we have made for decades has been to confuse the shape of the foot with its ability to function." If you have f...
Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "The knees don’t know how many millimeters of foam you have under your feet. What they really perceive is how the load reaches them." There ...
