Cycling Foot Orthotics

Cyclists bring a particular challenge to podiatric practice. Running and other sports have a swing phase to gait when the foot is off the ground and not weight bearing. Cycle “gait” does not really have a swing phase and the foot is constantly “weight bearing”. This makes for an unusual injury risk profile due to the constant “stance phase”. Added to that is the relatively tight cycling shoes that cyclists tend to wear means that there is not a lot of room in the cycling shoe if

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