How was Neuromuscular Motion Control discovered?
This concept was discovered by Dr. Brian A. Rothbart, DPM, PhD through studying the motion of the foot to fully understand the root cause of over-pronation and how it impacts the body in motion. Noting that the first metatarsal and big toe was elevated when the foot was close to its optimal functional position, he investigated clinical literature published on the development of the fetus as well as studies done on cadavers to learn of an anatomical (structural) variation in the head of the talus (ankle bone) that seemed to explain this behavior. It was discovered that over-pronation seems not to be caused by fallen arches, but rather by this anatomical variance of the talus. The head of the talus (lower forward portion of the ankle bone) controls the geometry of the first ray (first metatarsal and big toe). A congenital development causes the first ray to be elevated so that the foot rolls in when weight is shifted to the mid and forefoot. Dr. Rothbart also came to question the logic o
