What must I document in my patient’s chart to document medical necessity for custom foot orthotics? This is a common question asked by many of my clients. There are many issues to address wit...

The following is a video using progressive resistance bands to strengthen the 2 peroneal tendons. When patients are supinators in general, have a history of instability and falls, or have had previ...

Taking a Good History of the Present and Past can help to steer the course of treatment. In the medical arena, an important time to steer the ship/treatment plan in the right direction is by the pa...

@Randy Rosler Randy, this would be great if the person that is in charge of your office's orthotic process is  better than you in designing orthoses. If not, how would you go about hiring and...

The one thing all your patients want, and deserve, is your full attention.   Delivering a stellar experience to every single patient is almost impossible when you are the one doing ...

                 Posterior Tibial Tendon Resistance Exercise   Below is the link for strengthening the vital posterior tibial tendon. Even if you...

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Say you have a patient, let's call her "Joyce," that comes in once in a while for fungal nail care.  Well, Joyce has put on some weight since you last saw her. To get back on track, she start...

Several colleagues have recently been hit with audit denials for an incomplete or absent Standard Written Order (SWO). Why can’t Medicare get this right? A Standard Written Order in DME parl...

The following Gait Evaluation form is what I used in practice and teach students with. I am happy if you want to copy into your EHR or just as a laminated handout in your office. If you do not look...

Orthotics aren’t only for plantar fasciitis. They can prevent misalignment of the whole lower body—knees, shins, lower back, hips and back. That opens up a world of collaboration with o...

A great question was recently raised as to whether a physician can prescribe an AFO (or any device) to a patient they are not physically examining? That is can telemedicine substitute for the in p...

All answers at the end of the blog post   Achilles Pain in a Triathlete History and Chief Complaint While training for his first Ironman Triathlon in Kona, Hawaii, this 40 year old man...

The foot is a marvel designed for articulating on uneven ground. Today, our ground is flat and most sports require shoe gear to adapt the foot to flat modern surfaces. Sports usually have thoughtfu...

The answers to all questions are at the end of the post. Metatarsal Pain in a Hiker   History and Chief Complaint 62 year old hiker/walker trying to increase the amount walking per day...

  Patient: Metatarsal Pain from Crossfit Workouts      History and Chief Complaint This next patient loves to work out. Mainly does CrossFit, but walks everywhere ...

During this, the last week of 2023, it may be a good opportunity to look back on the strides we have made during the past year and begin to look forward to the additional advancement in the field o...

Our patient for this case study is a teenage female soccer player complaining of pain in her left arch with an associated bony enlargement present. A similar non-painful bump is also present on the...

You have an attractive and effective website. You list all the conditions that you treat on your homepage.  But where, oh where, are orthotics?      All Podiatrists should...

There is a lot of discussion about what amount of achilles tendon tightness is pathological, and what amount should be considered normal. I will not have the ultimate answer, so relax if you were r...