A Video on Testing Achilles Strength and Flexibility Achilles tendon strength and flexibility are important components of a biomechanical evaluation. In this video, Dr. Richard Blake demonstrates ...

Real life experiences often necessitate one look at the very basics and essence of one’s occupation. Orthotic coding is no exception. A recent social engagement with other podiatrists sent a ...

  Last week we built your Root orthotics page, and I ended with a promise: the most persuasive thing you can put on that page isn't written by you at all. It's written by your patients. This ...

         We all treat big toe joint pain. You should treat this and almost every problem with a few helpful solutions as you never know what is the most impo...

This week’s column answers a question from a reader: "I recently billed for a L5020 Tibial tuberosity toe filler. Despite obtaining pre-authorization from the carrier, the claim was rejected...

  Last week we turned your waiting room into a quiet orthotic educator, and I suggested signs that invite patients to ask about custom orthotics. Here's the natural follow-up question: when a...

  And yes, I have one hundred of these. The goal is to refresh your memory on the correlation between presenting symptom(s) and the mechanics that we can treat.    Top 100 Biomech...

Hopefully, this will be the last article on enrollment for a while. My own recent personal experience with Medicare and PECOS AKA Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System, is the subject for...

  Last week we built a recall system to bring back the orthotic patients from your past. This week, let's look even closer to home, at the patients sitting in your waiting room right now. Eve...

         This chart is for those of you who can differentiate your patients into degrees of over-pronation or over supination. Most health care practitioners ...

  On the heels of all the DME enrollment segments, CMS has announced several new, potentially more powerful penalties which may affect all providers, not just DME providers. Simply put, these...

  Last week we got you out from behind the desk and into the community to meet new orthotic patients. This week I want to pull your attention in the opposite direction — to the patients...

       As a Podiatrist, I really can not read too many articles on plantar fasciitis since it is so prevalent in my practice, and perhaps so over diagnosed,  and...

  This is a continuation of the past week’s discussion on whether there is a bell curve one should adhere to for determining which type insert (heat or custom) to provide to a specific ...

  Last week we talked about paying Google to put you in front of orthotic patients. Ads work, but they have a personality: they're transactional, they cost money every month, and they reach p...

  The article      I will end this mini-series on Foot Ankle Flexibility Index by walking about the 6 minute walk test (aka 6MWT). The authors definitely found a cor...

  A colleague recently asked a question regarding the existence of a bell curve by which the DME MAC might compare their practice to others regarding heat molded vs custom therapeutic inserts...

  Last week we made sure your front desk turns phone calls into booked Root Orthotics visits. That matters this week more than ever because now we're talking about paid advertising, and there...

  Link to the reference Article        The 3rd aspect of the Foot Ankle Flexibility Index is called the Foot Posture Index. The Foot Posture Index is mainly a ...

  A colleague recently contacted me that a state carrier denied his claim for an AFO because it was out of scope. He requested some information on how to respond.   With the limite...