Bottom Plan View of the Insolia Field Cleat Outsole, showing the stud patterns with a Center of Rotation at the First MTP Joint.

Non-Contact Injuries are one of Sport's most devastating and costly problems!

The Critical Issue:
An Epidemic of Preventable Injuries 

"70% of ACL injuries involve minimal to no contact and occur during landing or deceleration maneuvers.” (1)

The initial qualitative analysis of ACL injury events revealed most (70%) injuries involve minimal to no contact and occurred during landing or deceleration maneuvers in team sports, with a minor perturbation prior to the injury that may disrupt the neuromuscular system, leading to poor body dynamics.

  • These injuries occur when athletes cannot achieve proper ankle plantarflexion during critical moments, forcing the body into what Boden terms the "provocative position" of ankle dorsiflexion. The result: over $2 billion annually in soccer alone, with female athletes suffering at 2-3x higher rates.

The Root Cause: 

Current Cleated footwear designs actively prevent the natural foot motion required for safe deceleration

add a photo or illustration of the current cleated footwear bottom, the rigid aspect of the outsole, the inability to plantarflex and evert 

  • The placement of studs directly under the first MetaTarsoPhalangeal (MTP) joint

  • Using excessively rigid sole plates

  • Blocking the first metatarsal's ability to plantarflex and evert  

Top Plan View of the Insolia Field Cleat Outsole, showing weight reduction in the forefoot section and midfoot to heel section, and the Zone of Flexibility in-between

The Insolia® Solution:

Designing Around Natural Biomechanics

Validated Breakthrough in Athletic Footwear Safety

The Insolia Innovations address the fundamental design flaw through three key modifications:

  • Strategic Cleat Positioning: Removing studs from beneath the MTP joint's center of rotation

  • Flexible Sole Construction: Enabling natural foot flexion during athletic movement

  • Asymmetric Depression Technology: A precise 1.5mm modification (based on our Insolia Flex®patented technology) that allows proper metatarsal motion

add illustration or photo comparing the traditional Cleat versus the Insolia Cleat design and showing MTP joint freedom

Our patented approach builds on the proven track record of multiple Insolia biomechanical innovations. Over 60 million pairs of all types of footwear containing one or more Insolia Technologies have been sold globally, demonstrating measurable improvements in walking, body health, and comfort.

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Footnotes
(1) Mechanism of Non-Contact ACL Injury Barry P. Boden, MD, Frances T. Sheehan, PhD doi:10.1002/jor.25257