For runners and walkers alike, there’s nothing worse than trying to recover from an injury. The mind believes it can pick up where it left off before the injury, but the body says “no, not yet!” “You gotta crawl before you walk” is a popular phrase to use for a person who needs to slow [...]

Compression socks are specially designed garments that may improve your endurance, performance, and recovery. Whether you walk, ski, bike, or spend a lot of time on your feet, you may benefit from utilizing compression socks.  Compression socks improve circulation in the legs and feet reducing fluid accumulation in the lower extremities. Improved circulation also enhances [...]

It is estimated that more than 25,000 Americans sprain their ankles every day [1]. This common but serious injury involves damage to one or more of the ligaments in the ankle. Ligaments are strands of soft tissue which hold bones together which can be thought of as rubber bands that stretch freely to a certain [...]

It is a challenge to find the perfect running shoe for many. Do I need a neutral, support, or motion control shoe? Should I get a Brooks, New Balance, or Asics? There are many variables to consider while selecting the perfect shoe, now add the choice between a trail shoe and a traditional road shoe [...]

The Achilles can become aggravated and inflamed during during long periods of being on your feet or after high intensity physical activity as it experiences forces up to 10 times your body weight. According to Runners World, achilles pain is not always caused by inflammation as it can also be a result of degeneration of [...]

We come across customers that have completely tried everything from night splints, a shoe-orthotic combination, and stretches in the treatment of their chronic plantar fasciitis only to end up with lingering pain that never completely goes away. To completely rid yourself of this debilitating pain we may need an often forgotten piece of the complicated [...]

When it comes to treating foot conditions, there are many things to consider regarding the biomechanics and limitations of the foot. If you’ve come into our store, you may have noticed that we talk about the importance of both orthotics and good footwear in the treatment of your specific condition. There are only so many [...]

We have a love for all aspects of the footwear business here and SLO Motion Shoes and that is no secret. We could not have been more excited to attend the FN Platform Spring/Summer 2016 show in Las Vegas to learn about the future of footwear, updated business practices, and see the new lines from [...]

The big toe is essential to your body’s walking mechanism as it propels you during gait and provides stability. This is why any type of injury or abnormality to this area can greatly affect your walking and cause severe pain and discomfort. This condition affects the metatarsophalangeal, or MTP, joint which links the first metatarsal [...]

Wearing the correct size shoe is important to maintain good foot health. Without properly fitting shoes, you put yourself at risk for foot pain, foot pathologies, reduced function, or inefficient gait in the future. Believe it or not, about half of the population wears the wrong size shoe for their foot (Oke, Branthwaite, and Chockalingam, [...]

SLO Motion Shoes is excited to incorporate the latest findings in footwear research presented at the 12th Footwear Biomechanics Symposium held in Liverpool, England. This biannual meeting of the Footwear Biomechanics Group offers a forum for the discussion of clinical, athletic, and other functional footwear among more than 300 members of industry from across the [...]

The old saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words” so aptly applies while looking at this picture of the bottom of the foot. Thickened skin or callus on the bottom of the foot occurs because of high pressure and friction during walking. Although thought to be protective of the skin it can be quite [...]