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Heidi Jones
My professional training and my love of anatomy gave me a solid platform from which to develop Heidi’s Strengthening Program, but two major factors drove me to actually create it. The first factor ...view moreMy professional training and my love of anatomy gave me a solid platform from which to develop Heidi’s Strengthening Program, but two major factors drove me to actually create it. The first factor was that when the podiatrists treating my running injuries in the 1990s followed the ‘accepted wisdom’, especially with regard to orthotics, my injuries would—instead of getting better—increase. This forced me to look very closely at what was being taught in podiatry. Secondly, I had to fall back on my own resources to overcome this series of injuries. This led me to realise that it was strengthening the feet that allowed me and my patients to recover naturally and that, in most cases, orthotics were not needed.Heidi’s Strengthening Program grew from gathering the best remedies from a variety of my own experiences—such as the Spiky Ball exercise (EXERCISE 11.1) from self-myofascial release therapy, and ballet exercises from my Pilates instructor, as well as some foot exercises from a running coach. I acknowledge the people who helped me in Appendix C. Finally, Keith showed me how to run properly, and I was then able to understand good running biomechanics and apply it to my patients. Heidi’s Strengthening Program is also ‘just what is needed’ to help runners when they transition to good running technique via Keith’s Lessons.view less
Books by Heidi Jones
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