A recent encounter with a provider of DMEPOS (not a podiatrist, but a pedorthist) should be a warning shot across the bow to every provider and certainly to every compliance and enrollment ...

This is the part 5 of a series that should be read in order.   Key Points:   Example of the use of RCSP and NCSP 1/16 inch cant equals 1 degree change on average B1 and B2...

There have been bogus studies that show that there is no difference between Custom orthoses and OTC orthoses. Most notable was a paper by Nadine Rasenberg (Rasenberg N et al. Efficacy of foot ortho...

  In the most previous post on this forum I spoke about over the counter supports, and how they may be incorporated into your practice. There may be valid reasons for utilizing them, the trut...

This is the part 4 of a series that should be read in order.   Key Points:   Why we need pronation as we walk or run Review of 28 problems related to Pronation (and counting) ...

I agree 100%.  There are many good OTC devices out there and many that are of little to no value.  Unfortunately, some of the more well known, heavily advertised brands are the ones of li...

The comments contained in this Forum post are my own, they may be somewhat controversial, and do not necessarily reflect the view or positions of KevinRoot Medical. In the past two posts I discusse...

This is the part 3 of a series that should be read in order.   Key Points: What is a B2 orthotic device?               ...

My most recent post on this forum was regarding “Back to Basics” orthotic devices, similar to those used when podiatric biomechanics was in its infancy and early adolescence. I believe ...

The past two forum postings have reviewed the DMEPOS prior authorization process and the clinical requirements for L1951. This last forum posting on this subject will discuss more on the specific r...

This is the part 2 of a series that should be read in order. Key Points: What are Balanced Orthoses?                &nbs...

Could olive oil help when it comes to not only skin health but also supporting the health of the entire body, especially when combined with orthotics that prevent the lower body from shifting? This...

I really enjoy your excellent posts. One very minor correction on your last post. I am older than you, so I go back further. During my fellowship, I met a podiatrist who told me that they tried pl...

This is the start of a 7 part series that should be read in order. If you are prescribing foot orthotic devices, two things have likely already occurred. You have developed a comfort level with 3-6...

Many of my baby boomer contemporaries will remember the days when functional foot orthotics consisted solely of plexiglass (Rohardur) shells with acrylic posts. I can recall my podiatrist father tr...

The last forum discussed the DMEPOS prior authorization program as one way of CMS stemming the flow of money to the provider and is done prior to services or DME being provided. This edition of th...

 Treating Knee Problems can be very simple if you follow some basic rules. Number #1 Orthopedic principles give you Plan A to approach treatment. #2 Understand that the Knee is influenced by 3...

@tommen freed Thank you for the comment. Rich Blake

Thanks for useful info 

In my last posts, I have been talking about feet that have a tendency to pronate, but can easily be supinators (inverters). These include patients with either genu varum or valgum, high tibial varu...