Pronation is the natural motion of your foot during walking and running. Your gait can show a pattern of neutral pronation, overpronation, or supination (underpronation).
Overpronation happens when your gait (the way you walk or run) eventually causes the arches of your feet to flatten more than they would normally. That puts strain on muscles, tendons and ligaments that support your arches. Overpronation increases the risk you’ll injure your foot and leg.
Pronation is traditionally used to categorize people into groups of foot types, such as under-pronators and over-pronators. The problem with this approach is that pronation is a normal movement the body uses to adapt to the ground we walk or run on.
Pronation is a natural movement of the foot that occurs during foot landing while running or walking. Composed of three cardinal plane components: subtalar eversion, ankle dorsiflexion, and forefoot abduction, [1][2] these three distinct motions of the foot occur simultaneously during the pronation phase. [3] .
Pronation is the process of body weight being transferred from the heel of the foot up to the forefoot when moving, walking or running. The foot should naturally roll inward from the outside.
Pronation describes how your feet move when you walk or run. See types of pronation, causes, and treatments for overpronation and supination.
In the simplest terms, pronation refers to the natural side-to-side or inward movement of your foot when you run or walk. In actuality, it is a complex, dynamic motion that involves simultaneous dorsiflexion, eversion, and abduction of the foot.
Pronation is a natural movement of the foot and occurs at three points in the walking / running stride. It begins when your heel touches the ground and your ankle rolls inward, allowing your foot to become more flexible and adapt to the terrain.