This is the survey results of podiatrists polled regarding barefoot running:
http://podiatrym.com/quicksurvey2.cfm
http://podiatrym.com/quicksurvey2.cfm
You are absolutely correct. They might fully accept the idea of barefoot locomotion as the way to go, but also think that the act of running wastes too many heartbeats from one's alloted lifetime total max.You can't conclude that 84.29% of podiatrists believe we were born with defective feet.
All you can say is that 84.29% of "podiatrists" asked in this survey "don't recommend barefoot running".
My guess is they don't know anything about it, haven't done any research and their answers were what they thought their colleagues wanted to hear.
I hate stats and I hate that I understood exactly what your saying... My stats 243 teacher would be so proud...You can't conclude that 84.29% of podiatrists believe we were born with defective feet.
All you can say is that 84.29% of "podiatrists" asked in this survey "don't recommend barefoot running".
No, really. It's ignorance. Docs used to think that tv caused myopia. Recent research shows that it's lack of sunlight which decreases dopamine in the eye, since kids spend so much time indoors now. Other examples abound.That's probably true for a few of them but podiatrists as a group are well-aware of what we do. And they don't like it (because it cuts into from their revenues?).
Only if still profitable, otherwise, corrections do not occur.It's really just how podiatrists have been trained.
Ignorance codified is still ignorance.
Medical history is full of misunderstandings and subsequent corrections.
All the more reason for publicly funded research which benefits humanity rather than corporations.Only if still profitable, otherwise, corrections do not occur.
a smart man once said the best way to lie is through statisticsI hate stats and I hate that I understood exactly what your saying... My stats 243 teacher would be so proud...