I have had the pleasure and privilege of working with great minds in the attempt to understand why my Inverted Orthotic Technique works so well. I have also ha...

Happy New Year!   Ms GR is a 36 year old female who has been a dancer since she was a small girl. She studied ballet and wanted to be a professional dancer until her late teen years, and gra...

      When patients sprain their ankles, there is an immediate shutdown of the muscles in the ankle area to due pain. Then, the ankle with weakened ankles, heals adequatel...

       Depending on our individual criteria, pes cavus foot type will present to our offices 10-20% of the time. This article clearly describes the higher plantar pre...

Mrs. BB is a 78 year old female presenting to the clinic stating she is having difficulty walking and maintaining her balance when standing and walking. She also states she has been “flat foo...

Many patients, including those with diabetes, PAD, post trauma, etc. frequently present to the podiatrist’s office with relatively minor digital and forefoot amputations. These may or may not...

       I love to treat feet and the lower extremity with exercises. Exercises are a great way of alleviating pain and supporting the arch. They should be coupled with any...

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Mr. CK is a very active 45 year old male who is experiencing pain and swelling in his left foot. He is an avid runner, averaging 30 miles per week, averaging a pace of 9 minute per mile. As part of...

Recently the Office of Inspector General provided a video on fraud in the DMEPOS world. To say that this is a surprise, one would have had to live under a rock for the last decade.  Medicare f...

Play the article here:          There are many causes of shin splints and many types. This article deals with medial shin splints along the medial border of ...

       Many of us treat Hallux Rigidus and Limitus conservatively, but also should inform our patients of the surgical treatments. This was a position paper I was ask...

The patient should consider hiring someone to feed the Turkeys and harvest the pumpkins. I would advise he pre-screen the prospective employee for hallux rigidus or hallux limitus.

Happy Thanksgiving!   Mr. TF is a 52 year old pumpkin farmer with a chief complaint of pain and stiffness in both big toes, the left being worse than the right. The problem is exacerbated wh...

  A recent article in Rosalind Franklin Medical School Fall/Winter 2025 edition, sparked my interest. Entitled, “This boot is made for walking” was written by a health care provid...

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     This is a study I could have done in my youth. I was tasked by our orthopedic team to valgus wedge patients with medial knee compartment disease. I would say...

Dear Dr. Feldman, great presentation of a patient that does not have the ability to unwind from this lateral instability. His subtalar joint eversion is very limited to 2 and with the tibial varum,...

Today’s patient is a 20 year old male varsity basketball player at a local junior college. His chief complaint is recurring sprains on the outside of his right ankle. He has been playing team...

  The last installment of this column presented some issues with the inspection process during either your initial or revalidation process with Medicare as a DME supplier. Since composing tha...