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The Biomechanics of Peroneal Injuries: Part 2
6/10/25, 11:19 AM • Richard Blake 6/10/25, 11:19 AM

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6/10/25, 11:19 AM

Last week I reviewed the mechanics of two complex tendons, focusing on the fu...
The Biomechanics of Peroneal Injuries: Part 1
6/3/25, 8:23 AM • Richard Blake 6/3/25, 8:23 AM

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6/3/25, 8:23 AM

The peroneal tendons are fascinating and complex. First of all, there are 2 of them which c...
Posterior Tibial Tendon Injury Part 6: Stabilizing the Big Toe
5/27/25, 8:19 AM • Richard Blake 5/27/25, 8:19 AM

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5/27/25, 8:19 AM

I really have to thank the famous Oregon Podiatrist, Dr. Ray McClan...
Posterior Tibial Tendon Injury Part 5: Video that reviews Posterior Tibial Muscle Testing
5/20/25, 7:05 AM • Richard Blake 5/20/25, 7:05 AM

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5/20/25, 7:05 AM

Patients present with medial ankle pain all the time, and typic...
Posterior Tibial Tendon Syndrome: Part 4 Medial Tibial Shin Splints
5/13/25, 7:55 AM • Richard Blake 5/13/25, 7:55 AM

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5/13/25, 7:55 AM

One of the reasons that this is a syndrome is due to the same tendon/muscle complex can cause pai...
Posterior Tibial Tendon Syndrome: Part 3
5/6/25, 9:59 AM • Richard Blake 5/6/25, 9:59 AM

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5/6/25, 9:59 AM

Like any tendon problem in the lower extremity, you can s...
Posterior Tibial Syndrome: Part 2 Video Presentations
4/29/25, 8:56 AM • Richard Blake 4/29/25, 8:56 AM

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4/29/25, 8:56 AM

I want to show you several of my YouTube videos today that I send t...
Posterior Tibial Pain Syndrome: Part 1
4/22/25, 4:53 AM • Richard Blake 4/22/25, 4:53 AM

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4/22/25, 4:53 AM

Posterior Tibial Pain Syndrome refers both to the tendon and t...
Sesamoid Fractures: Part 6 (Individualizing Orthotic Care)
4/15/25, 9:11 AM • Richard Blake 4/15/25, 9:11 AM

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4/15/25, 9:11 AM

In our discussions on sesamoid care, there were some general rules discussed concerning...
Sesamoid Fractures: Part 5
4/7/25, 1:33 AM • Richard Blake 4/7/25, 1:33 AM

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4/7/25, 1:33 AM

I hope following these 5 articles that sesamoid s...
Sesamoid Fractures: Part 4
3/31/25, 11:25 PM • Richard Blake 3/31/25, 11:25 PM

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3/31/25, 11:25 PM

Today we should discuss treatment of sesamoid fractures from an orthotic st...
Sesamoid Fractures: Part 3
3/24/25, 7:52 PM • Richard Blake 3/24/25, 7:52 PM

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3/24/25, 7:52 PM

I have been discussing a challenging problem in sesamoid ...
Sesamoid Fractures: Part 2
3/17/25, 8:36 PM • Richard Blake 3/17/25, 8:36 PM

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3/17/25, 8:36 PM

Today I will be going through the diagnosis dilemmas we face when treating sesamoid injuries, and...
Sesamoid Fractures: Part 1
3/11/25, 12:01 AM • Richard Blake 3/11/25, 12:01 AM

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3/11/25, 12:01 AM

I treat many sesamoid fractures under the first metatarsal head with a small perc...
Podiatry Bread and Butter: Plantar Heel Pain Part 3 - Mechanical Considerations
3/2/25, 8:00 PM • Richard Blake 3/2/25, 8:00 PM

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3/2/25, 8:00 PM

In the last 2 posts, I have talked about how plantar fasciitis presents and does ...
Podiatry Bread and Butter: Plantar Heel Pain Part 2
2/25/25, 12:13 AM • Richard Blake 2/25/25, 12:13 AM

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2/25/25, 12:13 AM

Last week we started talking about plantar fasciitis as the cause of 50-80% of all plantar ...
Podiatry’s Bread and Butter: Plantar Heel Pain Part 1
2/18/25, 9:01 AM • Richard Blake 2/18/25, 9:01 AM

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2/18/25, 9:01 AM

If you treat feet, patients come in wave after wave with plantar heel pain. We start with an hist...
Morton’s Neuroma Orthotic Therapy Part 3
1/29/25, 5:02 PM • Richard Blake 1/29/25, 5:02 PM

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1/29/25, 5:02 PM

In the last 2 blog posts, I explored treatments for Morton’s neuroma. I concluded las...
Morton’s Neuroma Treatment Options - Part 2
1/29/25, 1:29 PM • Richard Blake 1/29/25, 1:29 PM

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1/29/25, 1:29 PM

In Part 2 of Morton’s Neuroma treatment options, I am going to begin to dig...
Morton’s Neuroma Discussion of Treatment Options Part 1
1/28/25, 1:37 PM • Richard Blake 1/28/25, 1:37 PM

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1/28/25, 1:37 PM

We all deal with patients who present with Morton’s Neuroma symptoms. These 10 treatm...

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The Biomechanics of Peroneal Injuries: Part 2 6/10/25, 11:19 AM • Richard Blake 6/10/25, 11:19 AM

The Biomechanics of Peroneal Injuries: Part 1 6/3/25, 8:23 AM • Richard Blake 6/3/25, 8:23 AM

Posterior Tibial Tendon Injury Part 6: Stabilizing the Big Toe 5/27/25, 8:19 AM • Richard Blake 5/27/25, 8:19 AM

Posterior Tibial Tendon Injury Part 5: Video that reviews Posterior Tibial Muscle Testing 5/20/25, 7:05 AM • Richard Blake 5/20/25, 7:05 AM

Posterior Tibial Tendon Syndrome: Part 4 Medial Tibial Shin Splints 5/13/25, 7:55 AM • Richard Blake 5/13/25, 7:55 AM

Posterior Tibial Tendon Syndrome: Part 3 5/6/25, 9:59 AM • Richard Blake 5/6/25, 9:59 AM

Posterior Tibial Syndrome: Part 2 Video Presentations 4/29/25, 8:56 AM • Richard Blake 4/29/25, 8:56 AM

Posterior Tibial Pain Syndrome: Part 1 4/22/25, 4:53 AM • Richard Blake 4/22/25, 4:53 AM

Sesamoid Fractures: Part 6 (Individualizing Orthotic Care) 4/15/25, 9:11 AM • Richard Blake 4/15/25, 9:11 AM

Sesamoid Fractures: Part 5 4/7/25, 1:33 AM • Richard Blake 4/7/25, 1:33 AM

Sesamoid Fractures: Part 4 3/31/25, 11:25 PM • Richard Blake 3/31/25, 11:25 PM

Sesamoid Fractures: Part 3 3/24/25, 7:52 PM • Richard Blake 3/24/25, 7:52 PM

Sesamoid Fractures: Part 2 3/17/25, 8:36 PM • Richard Blake 3/17/25, 8:36 PM

Sesamoid Fractures: Part 1 3/11/25, 12:01 AM • Richard Blake 3/11/25, 12:01 AM

Podiatry Bread and Butter: Plantar Heel Pain Part 3 - Mechanical Considerations 3/2/25, 8:00 PM • Richard Blake 3/2/25, 8:00 PM

Podiatry Bread and Butter: Plantar Heel Pain Part 2 2/25/25, 12:13 AM • Richard Blake 2/25/25, 12:13 AM

Podiatry’s Bread and Butter: Plantar Heel Pain Part 1 2/18/25, 9:01 AM • Richard Blake 2/18/25, 9:01 AM

Morton’s Neuroma Orthotic Therapy Part 3 1/29/25, 5:02 PM • Richard Blake 1/29/25, 5:02 PM

Morton’s Neuroma Treatment Options - Part 2 1/29/25, 1:29 PM • Richard Blake 1/29/25, 1:29 PM

Morton’s Neuroma Discussion of Treatment Options Part 1 1/28/25, 1:37 PM • Richard Blake 1/28/25, 1:37 PM

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The Biomechanics of Peroneal Injuries: Part 2
6/10/25, 11:19 AM • Richard Blake 6/10/25, 11:19 AM

The Biomechanics of Peroneal Injuries: Part 1
6/3/25, 8:23 AM • Richard Blake 6/3/25, 8:23 AM

Posterior Tibial Tendon Injury Part 6: Stabilizing the Big Toe
5/27/25, 8:19 AM • Richard Blake 5/27/25, 8:19 AM

Posterior Tibial Tendon Injury Part 5: Video that reviews Posterior Tibial Muscle Testing
5/20/25, 7:05 AM • Richard Blake 5/20/25, 7:05 AM

Posterior Tibial Tendon Syndrome: Part 4 Medial Tibial Shin Splints
5/13/25, 7:55 AM • Richard Blake 5/13/25, 7:55 AM

Posterior Tibial Tendon Syndrome: Part 3
5/6/25, 9:59 AM • Richard Blake 5/6/25, 9:59 AM

Posterior Tibial Syndrome: Part 2 Video Presentations
4/29/25, 8:56 AM • Richard Blake 4/29/25, 8:56 AM

Posterior Tibial Pain Syndrome: Part 1
4/22/25, 4:53 AM • Richard Blake 4/22/25, 4:53 AM

Sesamoid Fractures: Part 6 (Individualizing Orthotic Care)
4/15/25, 9:11 AM • Richard Blake 4/15/25, 9:11 AM

Sesamoid Fractures: Part 5
4/7/25, 1:33 AM • Richard Blake 4/7/25, 1:33 AM

Sesamoid Fractures: Part 4
3/31/25, 11:25 PM • Richard Blake 3/31/25, 11:25 PM

Sesamoid Fractures: Part 3
3/24/25, 7:52 PM • Richard Blake 3/24/25, 7:52 PM

Sesamoid Fractures: Part 2
3/17/25, 8:36 PM • Richard Blake 3/17/25, 8:36 PM

Sesamoid Fractures: Part 1
3/11/25, 12:01 AM • Richard Blake 3/11/25, 12:01 AM

Podiatry Bread and Butter: Plantar Heel Pain Part 3 - Mechanical Considerations
3/2/25, 8:00 PM • Richard Blake 3/2/25, 8:00 PM

Podiatry Bread and Butter: Plantar Heel Pain Part 2
2/25/25, 12:13 AM • Richard Blake 2/25/25, 12:13 AM

Podiatry’s Bread and Butter: Plantar Heel Pain Part 1
2/18/25, 9:01 AM • Richard Blake 2/18/25, 9:01 AM

Morton’s Neuroma Orthotic Therapy Part 3
1/29/25, 5:02 PM • Richard Blake 1/29/25, 5:02 PM

Morton’s Neuroma Treatment Options - Part 2
1/29/25, 1:29 PM • Richard Blake 1/29/25, 1:29 PM

Morton’s Neuroma Discussion of Treatment Options Part 1
1/28/25, 1:37 PM • Richard Blake 1/28/25, 1:37 PM