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With too much weight being put on the heel strike there could be other factors involved.
He may be running flat-footed for another reason.
When the body is not totally balanced evenly, something isolated can create a chain reaction of bad posture:
Such as a bad shoulder causes the shoulder blades to squeeze together. That pinches the top of the spine and causes them to lean forward in a protective fetal position arch. That pulls on the lower back. So someone might be feeling major pain in their back but the cause is really located in the shoulder.
You don't treat the back. You treat the shoulder and re-align the bad habits of the entire body.
I've had rolfing done on several occasions and it helped my posture tremendously (until I threw it out again doing something stupid). The last was 10 sessions, and it didn't start to take noticeable effect until after the middle or so. But afterwards, I would notice myself doing things naturally without thinking about it, while before I would had to consciously stretch out and gear up to do it the right way. I could type longer without my neck getting kinked. When I walked it felt like I was dancing effortlessly instead of dragging a heavy leg along. I felt balanced and natural.
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