SPRINGBOOST SCIENCE

SpringBoost has introduced a new concept in athletic footwear technology that enhances performance, improves sports training and facilitates health and wellness by improving posture and body alignment.

Biomechanical experts have uncovered the effects of the foot inclination on performance, training and health and have demonstrated positive results when the foot is placed in dorsiflexion position.

Studies have shown that the condition of dorsiflexion provides for an increase of energy storage, increased muscle fiber recruitment and an optimal muscle fiber pennation angle leading to improved power during calf muscles exercises, running and jumping activities.

Other studies that analyzed the effects of foot inclination on health, showed that the dorsiflexion can enhance the posture and the venous return. Dorsiflexion is not a new concept. It has been used for years by medical specialists (physiotherapists, diabetic and incontinence specialists) and by athletes. In the medical field, dorsiflexion has been used:

• During rehabilitation to stretch and stimulate the calf muscles. The stretching and the greater amplitude from dorsiflexion are able to increase the effect of work.

• In foot ulcer treatment for stimulating the skeletal muscle pump and thereby increasing venous return.

• With combined pelvic floor muscle training for stress urinary incontinence. Standing in a dorsiflexion position facilitates pelvic floor muscle activity which has correlated with strengthened abdominal activity.

In the field of training and performance, dorsiflexion is used to stretch and stimulate the calf muscles and to increase the performance on height jump and linear speed. From Science to Technology to Sport
SpringBoost has its roots in the science of biomechanics supported by over seven years of development, testing and independent validation. The science-based facts have been converted into our Dorsiflexion Technology™, which is adaptable to each sport discipline.

Dorsiflexion Technology™ is composed of four elements that are tailored to the needs of each sport: Dorsiflexion position, rolling action, Energy Plate™ and U-Control Insole System ™.

SPRINGBOOST RESEARCH

Test and Validation

Seven years of work with high performance athletes and teams confirmed the scientific principles of Dr. Fuchslocher, PhD. Independent institutes including the sport medicine unit of the rehabilitation clinic of SuvaCare in Sion, Switzerland, the Sport and Health Analysis Center at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland and the Exercise and Handicap Physiology and Physiopathology lab of the University of St-Etienne, France certified claims that Dorsiflexion Technology™ improves performance in explosive power, vertical leap and speed, and efficiency in muscular work.


Our team of researchers worked to identify the physiological needs of each sport discipline. By understanding the biomechanical requirements of the different sports, they adapted the components of Dorsiflexion Technology™ bringing enhanced results attuned to the needs of each sport category.

DORSIFLEXION TECHNOLOGY ™

Dorsiflexion Technology™ is a unique technological platform incorporating the biomechanical principles of dorsiflexion leading to:

• Increase in strength and explosive power
• Gain in speed and vertical leap
• Improved posture
• Increase in muscle fiber recruitment in specific target zone
• More efficient use of energy during training and competition

Dorsiflexion Technology™ is made of 3 main components that are measured, tailored and fine-tuned to address the needs of different sports:

• Dorsiflexion Construction
• Energy Plate™
• U-Control Insole System™

Dorsiflexion Construction

Dorsiflexion position changes the posterior muscle chain orientation which places the muscles in a favorable position to develop greater force. The muscular contraction mechanisms are in an optimal condition. Moreover, the dorsiflexion position allows for the stretching of the muscles which increases reactivity and explosive power. This position also naturally improves posture by placing the pelvic bone in a neutral position and correctly aligning the ankle, knee, hip and shoulder joints.

Training is more efficient in a dorsiflexion shoe because:

• User is placed in a pre-stretch position which results in plyometric work - a type of training commonly recognized to increase performance
• The posterior muscular chain works at an increased length resulting in a better conditioned muscular chain
• The body is naturally positioned correctly to execute exercises in an optimal manner
• Increased range of motion of the foot resulting in a more powerful stride

Energy Plate™

The Energy Plate™ is a piece of TPU with an ergonomic design placed under the metatarsals to increase and facilitate the roll of the foot, providing greater range of motion and optimizing the push-off phase. This is specifically tailored to each sport discipline.

The Energy Plate™ reduces the metatarsal-phalangal flexion which decreases the energy loss during the stance phase. Consequently, the Energy Plate provides for less energy consumption for equal movement.

U-Control Insole System ™

Scientific studies have shown that muscle fiber recruitment changes with different degrees of dorsiflexion. We have developed the U-Control Insole System™ - an interchangeable set of insoles that empowers the user to adapt the degree of dorsiflexion to:

• Their anatomic characteristics (flexibility of their joints)
• Their physical condition
• The intensity of training desired to reach objectives faster

Recommendations for use:
Springboost Shoe users should begin working out with DORSI 0 or DORSI 1 and then, once adjusted, gradually move to higher degrees of dorsiflexion. DORSI 4 and 5 should only be used for occasional training once used to lower degrees of dorsiflexion.