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Dr Emily Splichal

@Doctor_Legs

Podiatrist, Human Movement Specialist, Founder of EBFA Global, Inventor of Naboso Technology, Author, Educator, Bodyweight Athlete, Aerialist

 Manhattan
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Joined October 2008
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Exercises to Improve Balance with Peripheral Neuropathy barefootstrongblog.com/2022/…
Exercises to Improve Balance with Peripheral Neuropathy

Exercises to Improve Balance with Peripheral Neuropathy

Feeling pain, tingling, numbness, or weakness in your hands or feet may be a sign of peripheral neuropathy.  With over 20 million Americans diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy, this…

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Addressing Tissue Injury in Chronic Plantar Fasciitis barefootstrongblog.com/2021/…
Addressing Tissue Injury in Chronic Plantar Fasciitis

Addressing Tissue Injury in Chronic Plantar Fasciitis

Typically, when symptoms last for 6 months or longer, patients are considered to have chronic plantar fasciitis. The longer symptoms persist, the more likely there is an associated change in the ti…

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(Zero) Gravity and Human Movement | Understanding Man, Movement & Mars barefootstrongblog.com/2020/…
(Zero) Gravity and Human Movement | Understanding Man, Movement & Mars

(Zero) Gravity and Human Movement | Understanding Man, Movement & Mars

On earth there is an omnipresent force weighing down on our shoulders, allowing us to stand on our two feet and helping bring oxygen and nutrients to every tissue in our body.   I am…

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What’s Missing in Footwear Innovations barefootstrongblog.com/2020/…
What’s Missing in Footwear Innovations

What’s Missing in Footwear Innovations

Air max, wave technology, carbon fiber plates – every year the billion dollar footwear market continues to grow exponentially due to new innovations and design by industry leaders such as Nik…

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Gravisensing | Gravity as the Sensory Driver to Movement barefootstrongblog.com/2020/…
Gravisensing | Gravity as the Sensory Driver to Movement

Gravisensing | Gravity as the Sensory Driver to Movement

One of the most sensory complex movements we do every day is walking, with the sensory stimulus and driver of that movement pattern being gravity. This omnipresent weight on our shoulders…

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How Foot Awareness Enhances Weight Transfer & Power in Golf barefootstrongblog.com/2020/…
How Foot Awareness Enhances Weight Transfer & Power in Golf

How Foot Awareness Enhances Weight Transfer & Power in Golf

It is well known that weight transfer during a golf swing is necessary for optimizing power output.   With the foot as the only contact point with the ground, this weight transfer is…

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Textured Insoles & Foot Stimulation Increase Brain Activation barefootstrongblog.com/2020/…
Textured Insoles & Foot Stimulation Increase Brain Activation

Textured Insoles & Foot Stimulation Increase Brain Activation

As the founder of Naboso Textured Insoles and being a barefoot science educator I am very passionate about the benefits barefoot sensory stimulation can have on movement optimization and longevity.…

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Perfecting Your Point (aka Ankle Plantarflexion) barefootstrongblog.com/2020/…
Perfecting Your Point (aka Ankle Plantarflexion)

Perfecting Your Point (aka Ankle Plantarflexion)

In last week’s Barefoot Strong Blog article I focused on optimizing ankle joint dorsiflexion, which honestly is most of the focus when it comes to the ankle joint and human movement.   Howeve…

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Is My Talus Limiting My Ankle Dorsiflexion? barefootstrongblog.com/2020/…
Naboso + Parkinson’s with Karl Sterling barefootstrongblog.com/2020/…
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A New Approach to Improving Mobility in Peripheral Neuropathy barefootstrongblog.com/2019/…
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Infant Brain Activation with Foot Stimulation barefootstrongblog.com/2019/…
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PELVIC BALANCE Lectures Series in Arizona & Online barefootstrongblog.com/2019/…
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5 OF THE BEST CHILDREN’S INSOLES FOR FLAT FEET barefootstrongblog.com/2019/…
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Enhancing Your Pilates Practice with Naboso Technology barefootstrongblog.com/2019/…
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How to Manage Foot Pain During Pregnancy barefootstrongblog.com/2019/…
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Lateral Foot Pain? What is it and how to address it barefootstrongblog.com/2019/…
Lateral Foot Pain? What is it and how to address it

Lateral Foot Pain? What is it and how to address it

If you feel pain alongside the outer edge of your foot, you’re experiencing what’s known as lateral foot pain. This is a common issue triggered by walking, running, and other activities…

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Foot Numbness and How Enhanced Sensory Stimulation Can Manage It barefootstrongblog.com/2019/…
Foot Numbness and How Enhanced Sensory Stimulation Can Manage It

Foot Numbness and How Enhanced Sensory Stimulation Can Manage It

A lack of sensation in your foot could signal that something is affecting your peripheral nerves.  Now the culprit may be as simple as nerve compression from poor posture or tight shoes, or it coul…

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The Best Insoles for Preventing Running Related Injuries barefootstrongblog.com/2019/…
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