In the last 2 posts, I have talked about how plantar fasciitis presents and does not present. This understanding can help us develop the best working diagnosis that we can begin treat...
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Podiatry Bread and Butter: Plantar Heel Pain Part 3 - Mechanical Considerationsposted in Clinical pearls
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Podiatry Bread and Butter: Plantar Heel Pain Part 2posted in Clinical pearls
Last week we started talking about plantar fasciitis as the cause of 50-80% of all plantar heel pain podiatrists treat. Let’s review the other problems that we will typically see which ...
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Podiatry’s Bread and Butter: Plantar Heel Pain Part 1posted in Clinical pearls
If you treat feet, patients come in wave after wave with plantar heel pain. We start with an historical review of the problem to attempt to analyze variants of our most successful treatment of plan...
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Morton’s Neuroma Orthotic Therapy Part 3posted in Clinical pearls
In the last 2 blog posts, I explored treatments for Morton’s neuroma. I concluded last week with components for a good orthotic device for your patient. The balancing of the device shou...
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Morton’s Neuroma Treatment Options - Part 2posted in Clinical pearls
In Part 2 of Morton’s Neuroma treatment options, I am going to begin to dig a little deeper. We will start with discussing the components of a CFO that makes sense for our treat...
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Morton’s Neuroma Discussion of Treatment Options Part 1posted in Clinical pearls
We all deal with patients who present with Morton’s Neuroma symptoms. These 10 treatment options are in my office handout to the patient to get treatment moving. Of course, some will ne...
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What is a Sagittal Plane Device? (Part 2)posted in Clinical pearls
This is part 19 of a series that should be read in order. Key Points: What are H1, H2 and H3 orthotic devices? Today I am going to...
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What is a Sagittal Plane Device? (Part 1)posted in Clinical pearls
This is part 18 of a series that should be read in order. Key Points: Introduction into the concepts behind the H orthosis What is a BH device? L...
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What is a Shock Absorption Orthosis? Part 4posted in Clinical pearls
This is part 17 of a series that should be read in order. Key Points: Introduction to the Hannaford Device Typical patient selection for these devices Review of ...
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What is a Shock Absorption Orthosis? Part 3posted in Clinical pearls
This is part 16 of a series that should be read in order. Key Points: EVA B1 or B2 Balancing are introduced The softest is improved as you advance from C3 to C4 to C5...
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What is a Shock Absorption Orthosis? Part 2posted in Clinical pearls
This is part 15 of a series that should be read in order. Key Points: How does C1 change from BC? What is the difference between C1 and C2? The Sho...
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What is a Shock Absorption Orthosis? Part 1posted in Clinical pearls
This is part 14 of a series that should be read in order. Key Points: Based on typical material used, what are the 3 types of shock absorbing orthoses described? What...
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What is a Medial Lateral Instability Orthosis? Part 2posted in Clinical pearls
This is part 13 of a series that should be read in order. Key Points: Review the basics of Med/Lat Orthosis Design Review the Corrections of P and ML orthoses Re...
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What is a Medial Lateral Instability Orthosis? Part 1posted in Clinical pearls
This is part 12 of a series that should be read in order. Key Points: What is a Medial Lateral Instability Patient? For an M orthosis, do you consider when Rx writing the supinatio...
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The Coordination of Orthoses and Symptoms Part 2posted in Clinical pearls
Key Points: The simple measurements of RCSP and OCSP are vitally important in our basic understanding of the patient and their orthotic correction Pronatory degrees and pronat...
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The Coordination of Orthoses and Symptoms Part 1posted in Clinical pearls
Key Points: Review of Many of the Components of a Biomechanical Practice Review of Common Pain Syndromes Quiz on Orthotic Type and Symptom Complaint (answers at the end o...
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Instabilities and Pain Syndromes: My Life as a Podiatristposted in Clinical pearls
Key Points Goals of Typical Treatment of a Patient Reviewed Common Causes of Instabilities our exams should pick up Develop Office Protocols for Data Collection &nbs...
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My Slow Walk through Italyposted in Clinical pearls
From the computer of Dr. Rich Blake I have just returned from a wonderful journey through the Tuscan hills of Italy and down to Roma. The adventure was inspired 10 years ago by...
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What is a Supination Orthosis? Part 3posted in Clinical pearls
This is part 11 of a series that should be read in order. Key Points: Review of Supination Orthoses Emphasis on avoiding MPP Emphasis that Heel Verticality is not alwa...
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What is a Supination Orthosis? Part 1posted in Clinical pearls
@Lucy Best Thanks for your comment. This is my orthotic chapter in my next book of the Practical Biomechanics series. The goal is a March 31st, 2025 publishing date. Yes, the foot is inverte...
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