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Support for Using HeelRite™ Heel Seats for Infants with Overpronation: Part 1

Support for Using HeelRite™ Heel Seats for Infants with Overpronation: Part 1

Author: Billi (Beverly) Cusick, PT, MS, COF, NDT

FOOT FEATURES AND DEVELOPMENTAL FACTORS
Whereby much information is published pertaining to typical changes in the developing foot anatomy and load distribution, the biomechanical and kinesiologic elements and methods that foster those changes are largely unknown. All aspects of this discussion regarding those methods represent my science-based – and working - hypotheses.

In my nearly 50 years as a pediatric PT and student of developmental orthopedics, I have learned the significance of three major factors that appear to me to contribute to early foot development:

  1. The presence of the apparently innate drive to achieve and maintain the upright position while awake
  2. The organized achievement of neck and trunk muscle strength and control against gravity, beginning with antigravity extension, and
  3. The demands on the foot joints and muscles to support the verticality drive.

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April 22, 2026