Our insoles are based on 50 years of neuroscience. Clinical studies indicate a decrease in postural sway and an improvement in balance when the feet are stimulated.
How the body and brain communicate: Your skin is embedded with sensory receptors that deliver signals to your brain. These sensors (referred to as mechanoreceptors) respond to deep pressure, stretch, and vibration. They provide your brain with information about your positioning and your surrounding environment.
When you are weight-bearing, the sensors in the skin of your feet send signals through channels known as ascending sensory pathways.
These signals make it to the sensory cortex of your brain (which is located in the parietal lobe). From there, the information is transmitted to the motor cortex (located in the frontal lobe). This is where execution of movement is prepared and sent to your body via motor tracts (such as the reticulospinal and vestibulospinal).
The problem: Unfortunately, we acquire many imbalances throughout our bodies during our lifetime. As such, our body weight is unevenly distributed through our feet. This means the sensors of our feet are understimulated or not activated altogether. As a result, the signal that is sent to our brain is not accurate, nor optimized.
If the quality of the signal sent to your brain is poor, then your motor patterns and posture will be affected.
The solution: Our insoles stimulate the receptors in your feet, which enhances the accuracy of the signal that is sent to your brain. The result is improved stability, alignment, and movement, in a short amount of time (because the nervous system responds quickly). This improved alignment helps reduce pain, the incidence of injury, and overall health.
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