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Classic Study #2: Notes on Foot Disorders

Posted By Marty Hughes, DC

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Classic Study #1: A Comparison of Barefooted & Shoe-Wearing Peoples

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This is the first installment in what will be an ongoing series of articles examining classic research studies in the field of natural foot form and function. Many of the articles that will be reviewed here were published in reputable journals that still exist today. Many of these studies, which range in size and design, were published over 40, 50, 60, or, in this case, 100 years ago. The studies... Read more

Classic Study #3: Feet & Footprints of Solomon Islanders

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This is the third installment in our ongoing series in which we examine foot-related research studies published many decades ago. This study, conducted by Clifford S. James, is called “Footprints and Feet of Natives of the Solomon Islands” and was published in The Lancet in 1939. The researcher, James, worked in the Solomon Islands region for over a decade. This study was conducted out of the Melanesian Mission Hospital on... Read more
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