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Practical Pearls

Pearls for young practitioners on how to talk to patients about the benefits of orthotics. For a busy mid-career practitioner who needs to get to the bottom line quickly. For a seasoned practitioner who just wants to schmooze about the good old days.

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Cuboid Syndrome, Observations and Comments
1/15/26, 11:38 AM • Stefan Feldman 1/31/26, 9:59 PM

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Alex Seen
1/31/26, 9:59 PM

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A Case Study of a Plantar Arch Bump
1/29/26, 10:17 AM • Stefan Feldman 1/29/26, 10:17 AM

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Stefan Feldman
1/29/26, 10:17 AM

Mr MC is a 39 year old male who presents to the clinic with a chief complaint of a painful &ldquo...
A Case Study of a Baby Toe Bump
1/22/26, 9:58 AM • Stefan Feldman 1/22/26, 9:58 AM

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Stefan Feldman
1/22/26, 9:58 AM

Ms. SB is a 59 year old female who presents with a chief complaint of a painful enlargement on th...
Custom Functional Orthotics versus Custom Accommodative Orthotics
9/19/25, 11:45 AM • Stefan Feldman 1/15/26, 9:10 AM

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Stanley Beekman
1/15/26, 9:10 AM

There is a difference between a soft material and one that doesn't compress. Dick Schuster used L...
A Case Study of the Neglected Cuboid
1/8/26, 8:56 AM • Stefan Feldman 1/8/26, 8:56 AM

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Stefan Feldman
1/8/26, 8:56 AM

Mr KH is a 45 year old male, who works as a driver for a delivery service. He likes to play softb...
A Case Study of Ballroom Blisters
1/1/26, 1:22 PM • Stefan Feldman 1/1/26, 1:22 PM

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Stefan Feldman
1/1/26, 1:22 PM

Happy New Year! Ms GR is a 36 year old female who has been a dancer since she was a smal...
A Case Study of the Waddling Grandma
12/18/25, 1:49 PM • Stefan Feldman 12/18/25, 1:49 PM

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Stefan Feldman
12/18/25, 1:49 PM

Mrs. BB is a 78 year old female presenting to the clinic stating she is having difficulty walking...
Case Study: Custom Foot Orthotics for an Avid Runner
12/11/25, 11:15 AM • Stefan Feldman 12/11/25, 11:15 AM

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Stefan Feldman
12/11/25, 11:15 AM

Mr. CK is a very active 45 year old male who is experiencing pain and swelling in his left foot. ...
Case Studies of the Use of Custom Functional Foot Orthotics: Farmer case
11/27/25, 4:03 PM • Stefan Feldman 11/27/25, 8:13 PM

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Keith Gurnick
11/27/25, 8:13 PM

The patient should consider hiring someone to feed the Turkeys and harvest the pumpkins. I would ...
A Little Off Topic
9/19/24, 12:47 PM • Stefan Feldman 11/25/25, 12:26 PM

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Paulin Smithens
11/25/25, 12:26 PM

Great!
Case Studies of the Use of Custom Functional Foot Orthotics #3: Basketball Athlete Case
11/20/25, 1:15 PM • Stefan Feldman 11/20/25, 2:01 PM

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Richard Blake
11/20/25, 2:01 PM

Dear Dr. Feldman, great presentation of a patient that does not have the ability to unwind from t...
Case Studies of the Use of Custom Functional Foot Orthotics #2
11/13/25, 11:46 AM • Stefan Feldman 11/13/25, 11:46 AM

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Stefan Feldman
11/13/25, 11:46 AM

Our patient is a 39 year old female with a chief complaint of burning and occasional throbbing pa...
Case Studies of the Use of Custom Functional Foot Orthotics #1
11/6/25, 11:49 AM • Stefan Feldman 11/6/25, 11:49 AM

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Stefan Feldman
11/6/25, 11:49 AM

The next few weeks of posts will consist of hypothetical biomechanical cases intended to stimulat...
Innovative Tech in from Nike
10/30/25, 12:23 PM • Stefan Feldman 10/30/25, 12:23 PM

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Stefan Feldman
10/30/25, 12:23 PM

Recent announcements from Nike on emerging technology in the athletic shoe industry. I am not sur...
Combining Custom Foot Orthotics and Shoes
10/22/25, 11:29 AM • Stefan Feldman 10/22/25, 11:29 AM

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Stefan Feldman
10/22/25, 11:29 AM

Providing the correct orthotic device for your patient includes not only the symptoms o...
Custom Foot Orthotics versus Ankle Foot Orthotics
9/18/25, 7:26 AM • Stefan Feldman 10/17/25, 5:45 AM

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Amanda Lane
10/17/25, 5:45 AM

great read!
Shoe Fitting and Sizing, Old School
10/10/25, 6:19 PM • Stefan Feldman 10/10/25, 6:19 PM

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Stefan Feldman
10/10/25, 6:19 PM

In last week’s post we introduced the ShoeFit IQ technology within the Foot IDPro app. This...
Using ShoeFit IQ in the FootID Pro App
10/8/25, 8:06 AM • Stefan Feldman 10/8/25, 8:06 AM

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Stefan Feldman
10/8/25, 8:06 AM

A nifty added benefit to utilizing the Foot ID Pro app on your smart phone is a feature called Sh...
Don’t forget About the Kids
9/11/25, 11:57 AM • Stefan Feldman 9/11/25, 11:57 AM

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Stefan Feldman
9/11/25, 11:57 AM

This time of year brings about the back to school rituals as well as the autumn sports seasons. I...
Using the Configurator in FootID Pro, Part 16
9/3/25, 3:30 PM • Stefan Feldman 9/3/25, 3:30 PM

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Stefan Feldman
9/3/25, 3:30 PM

I want to thank the readers of the Forum for sticking with it through this summer school version ...

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