The supinated or cavus foot type is largely a cause of heel pain in patients who stand on hard surfaces all day, or who participate in repetitive motion activities such as jogging and running.

The mechanical fault or flaw is supination or pronation of the foot. This more commonly known as a high arch or a flat foot is a dichotomy of position which describes an extremely high arch person ...

You wouldn't perform a standard deadlift with a supinated grip, for example, since you'd be limiting your capacity to hold onto the bar—you'd choose between a pronated or mixed grip.

Pronation and supination are the terms used to describe the natural and necessary movements of the feet. There are periods of both through the normal range of movements that take place during the gait ...

[2] Nielsen et al. Foot pronation is not associated with increased injury risk in novice runners wearing a neutral shoe: a 1-year prospective cohort study. Br J Sports Med 2014; 48:6 440-447 ...

For the second, they found the following injury percentages over one year: highly supinated feet (24.5%), supinated feet (17.9%), neutral feet (17.4%), pronated feet (13.1%), and highly pronated ...

Pronation, supination may be irrelevant to running injuries, shoe decisions, study suggests The popular belief that moderate foot pronation -- the inward roll of the foot while running -- can ...