Pete Egoscue, founder of the Egoscue Method, explains how all babies are born with flat feet and we only develop foot arches with proper barefoot movement as infants and children. When infants are left to move and develop freely without intervention or disruption they will develop the strength, mobility, and coordination that creates an arch in their feet along with the strength to stand and walk on their own. This early childhood development is crucial to postural alignment and living an active and pain free life as adults.
Putting shoes on infants interfere with normal muscle development and can cause children to never develop their arches. Shoes also interfere with crawling-probably the most important developmental stage in children's physical development. Crawling develops the hip, spinal, and shoulder strength and stability needed to walk, run, jump, throw, hit, push, and pull - the foundations of every sport and living a pain free life.
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Putting shoes on infants interfere with normal muscle development and can cause children to never develop their arches. Shoes also interfere with crawling-probably the most important developmental stage in children's physical development. Crawling develops the hip, spinal, and shoulder strength and stability needed to walk, run, jump, throw, hit, push, and pull - the foundations of every sport and living a pain free life.
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Posture, alignment, and vertical load
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