Voodoo Biomechanics

Voodoo Biomechanics -- where science meets skepticism,and tradition gets a hard reboot. Ray Anthony presents content to explore the cutting edge of podiatric biomechanics—including his SHIFT PROJECT for foot orthotic therapy. This is where biomechanics gets interrogated, deconstructed, and reimagined. No myths. No magic. Just data-driven disruption. All podcasts are prepared by Ray Anthony and presented using AI-generated voices from Google NotebookLM. Contact: ray@voodoobiomechanics.com

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  Arch "Support" in Foot Orthoses: A Ubiquitous Assumption?

  Sep 21, 202634 minS0

  <p>🎓 CPD AVAILABLE — Free assessment | 80% pass mark | Optional certificate US$12.00 (USD)<br>Take the assessment HERE.</p><p>This podcast challenges the traditional orthotic assumption that medial arch support should be a default component of foot orthoses used to correct foot posture or control pronation. It argues that the human foot is a dynamic, deformable and energy-storing system, rather than a static structure requiring permanent external support. Experimental evidence demonstrates that substantial restriction of arch compression can reduce locomotor efficiency, while prolonged orthotic use has been associated with reductions in intrinsic foot-muscle cross-sectional area, raising the possibility of "muscular detraining".</p><p>...

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  The Kinetic Wedge: Kinetics by Name, Kinematics by Assumption

  Sep 6, 202647 minS0

  <p>🎓 CPD AVAILABLE — Free assessment | 80% pass mark | Optional certificate US$12.00 (USD)<br>Take the assessment HERE.</p><p>This pocast re-examines the Kinetic Wedge and the theory of functional hallux limitus (FHL), which suggests that restricted big toe movement during walking causes widespread postural compensations. While the source acknowledges the clinical popularity of orthotic modifications like first-metatarsal cut-outs, it highlights a significant gap between intuitive biomechanical theories and empirical evidence. Research confirms that these devices successfully redistribute plantar pressure and reduce resistance to toe movement, but they have not been proven to facilitate the specific skeletal rotations or dynamic gait improvements origin...

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  Blake Inverted Technique: 40 Years Without Validation?

  Aug 30, 202625 minS0

  <p>🎓 CPD AVAILABLE — Free assessment | 80% pass mark | Optional certificate US$12.00 (USD)<br>Take the assessment HERE.</p><p>This podcast—Episode 3 in the series examining the validity of foot orthotic prescription variables—considers the Blake Inverted Technique, introduced in 1986 as a modification of the Root functional foot orthosis protocol to provide greater “control” of excessive pronation. Together with the proposed 5:1 cast inversion-to-calcaneal correction relationship, the technique has been widely incorporated into clinical practice and commercial orthotic manufacture. Yet, for 40 years, neither the expected control of dynamic calcaneal eversion nor the proposed geometric dose-response has been convincingly validated. Research suggests that inverted orth...

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  The Medial Heel Skive: Orthotic Science or Orthotic Tradition?

  Aug 21, 202619 minS0

  <p>🎓 CPD AVAILABLE — Free assessment | 80% pass mark | Optional certificate US$12.00 (USD)<br>Take the assessment HERE.</p><p>This podcast -- the second in the series on the validity of foot orthotic prescription options-- provides a critical reassessment of the medial heel skive, an orthotic modification designed over 30-years ago by Dr. Kevin Kirby to manage excessive foot pronation in patients demonstrating a medially deviated STJ axis. While the technique is widely utilized across the the foot orthotics industry, the presenters highlight a significant lack of empirical evidence to support its purported mechanical benefits. Research indicates that the modification primarily functions...

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  Rearfoot Posts: Big Kinematic Claims, Small Kinematic Effects

  Aug 17, 202644 minS0

  <p>🎓 CPD AVAILABLE — Free assessment | 80% pass mark | Optional certificate US$12.00 (USD)<br>Take the assessment HERE.</p><p>This first podcast in the series on the validity of foot orthotic prescription options examines the discrepancy between the clinical prescription of rearfoot posts and their actual biomechanical effects. While these orthotic modifications are traditionally intended to control heel eversion and overall foot pronation, research indicates that the kinematic corrections are often small, patient specific, and unpredicatble and-- most importantly-- do not match the specific angles prescribed. Instead of predictably realigning the skeleton, rearfoot posts appear to function primarily by redistributing plantar pressure a...

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