Javier Salinero Martín Article 58 Do cushioned shoes really protect the joints? Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "If adding more foam automatically protected the joints, today we would have fewer injuries than thirty years ago. And yet, the reality is m... Artículos 51-60 Aug 14, 2026
Javier Salinero Martín ARTICLE 57 Do thin soles cause plantar fasciitis? Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "The question is not whether a thin sole causes plantar fasciitis. The real question is whether a foot that has not worked for years is read... Artículos 51-60 Aug 13, 2026
Javier Salinero Martín ARTICLE 56 Living barefoot without living shoeless Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "The biggest misunderstanding about barefoot is believing that it means going barefoot. In reality, it means allowing your feet to function ... Artículos 51-60 Aug 12, 2026
Javier Salinero Martín ARTICLE 55. The biggest mistake almost everyone makes when starting with barefoot Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "Your feet can adapt to almost any change. What they cannot do is adapt to twenty years all at once." The illusion lasted exactly three days... Artículos 51-60 Aug 11, 2026
Javier Salinero Martín ARTICLE 54 The body is not a machine to be repaired. It is an organism to learn to collaborate with. Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "The body never asked us to dominate it. It always asked us to learn to listen to it, understand it, and collaborate with it." "What do I ha... Artículos 51-60 Aug 10, 2026
Javier Salinero Martín ARTICLE 53 Health is not about not having problems. It is about continuing to adapt. Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "Health is not about building a body that never needs to adapt. It is about maintaining a body that can continue to adapt throughout life." ... Artículos 51-60 Aug 9, 2026
Javier Salinero Martín ARTICLE 52 Sometimes the tissue has already healed. What still needs to recover is trust. Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "The last tissue that sometimes needs to recover after an injury is not a muscle or a tendon. It is the confidence with which the brain allo... Artículos 51-60 Aug 8, 2026
Javier Salinero Martín ARTICLE 51 Insoles do not weaken the foot. The question is different: what work is the body doing? Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "The tools do not make the body strong or weak. It is the work that the body stops doing or regains thanks to them." "And what if my foot ge... Artículos 51-60 Aug 7, 2026
Javier Salinero Martín ARTICLE 50 Insoles are not meant to create an arch. They are meant to help when a foot needs it. Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "A insole should not try to build the foot we imagine. It should help the foot we have in front of us." "Doctor, do you need insoles?" It is... Articulos-41-50 Aug 6, 2026
Javier Salinero Martín ARTICLE 49 Flat feet in children do not always need to be corrected Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "The arch of the foot is not a goal that the body should achieve. It is the consequence of a developmental process that each child goes thro... Articulos-41-50 Aug 5, 2026
Javier Salinero Martín ARTICLE 48 A child's foot is not finished. It is learning. Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "When a child plays, they not only strengthen their muscles. They are building the movement that will accompany them throughout their life."... Articulos-41-50 Aug 4, 2026
Javier Salinero Martín ARTICLE 47 Walking barefoot is not going back to the past. It is going back to feeling. Podiatrist · Specialist in Biomechanics · Founder of VOLKAN "Walking barefoot is not about going back to the past. It is about remembering a capability that the body never completely forgot." "It has ... Articulos-41-50 Aug 3, 2026