The previous post in this series discussed the rearfoot considerations of building a custom foot orthotic, and continuing with the theme of breaking down and simplifying the process into three part...
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Building a Custom Foot Orthotic, Midfoot Considerationsposted in Practical Pearls
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Building a Custom Foot Orthotic, Rearfoot Considerationsposted in Practical Pearls
The previous forum post on this subject discussed the basics of creating an effective and accurate foot orthotic within the confines of busy clinic practice, with limited time and resources with wh...
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Creating an Optimum Root Custom Foot Orthosisposted in Practical Pearls
This article is part one of a four part series on building an accurate and effective custom foot orthosis. It is assumed that the reader is a busy, overworked and underpaid practitioner, wh...
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Two Steps Forward, One Step Backposted in Practical Pearls
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...
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Medial Arch Pain, A Case Study Discussionposted in Practical Pearls
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...
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Medial Arch Pain, An Orthotic Buildposted in Practical Pearls
Our patient, in this case study, is a teenage female soccer player with a painful Accessory Navicular Syndrome. She is being treated initially with conservative measures , and in a few weeks time h...
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Medial Arch Pain, A case Studyposted in Practical Pearls
The patient is a 17 year old, well developed, well nourished female, 5’ 4” in height, 125 pounds in weight, who presents to the clinic accompanied by her mother with a chief compl...
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Plantar Forefoot Pain, A Case Study Discussionposted in Practical Pearls
The past two forum posts involved a case study in which a young, athletic male was diagnosed with 2nd MTPJ capsulitis (predislocation syndrome), a Morton’s Neuroma of the third intermetatarsa...
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Plantar Forefoot Pain, An Orthotic Buildposted in Practical Pearls
Last week's post featured a case study of an active 39 year old male with symptoms consistent with both Morton’s Neuroma and 2nd MTPJ capsulitis (predislocation syndrome), both feet left grea...
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Plantar Heel Pain, A Case Studyposted in Practical Pearls
I would usualy start out with relatively straightforward plantar fasciitis (fasciopathy) if the main complaint is post static dyskinesia. If the patient complains of pain when off weight bearing, o...
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Plantar Forefoot Pain, A Case Studyposted in Practical Pearls
The patient is a 39 year old male, 6’ 1” tall, 185 pounds, presents with a complaint of pain in the ball of the left and right foot with the left being markedly worse. The problem has b...
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Plantar Heel Pain, Case Study Discussionposted in Practical Pearls
A fairly typical case example of plantar heel pain was presented in this forum two weeks ago. Last week, there was a discussion of a custom foot orthotic build to treat plantar heel pain. This week...
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Plantar Heel Pain, An Orthotic Buildposted in Practical Pearls
Plantar heel pain is ubiquitous in the United States, affecting individuals spanning the entire spectrum of age, gender, race, height, weight, and activity level. Subsequently, there are as many op...
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Plantar Heel Pain, A Case Studyposted in Practical Pearls
A 47 year old female presents to the clinic complaining of pain on the bottom of the left heel. She states the condition has existed for at least 3 months, started gradually and has worsened over t...
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Sesamoiditis, Case Study Discussionposted in Practical Pearls
In the two previous posts on this subject a relatively straightforward case of a middle aged female, medium build and moderate activity level was presented, complaining of pain in the area of the s...
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Sesamoiditis, An Orthotic Buildposted in Practical Pearls
The previous post on this blog presented a hypothetical case involving pain in the sesamoid area of a medium built, middle aged female. Included in the presentation are several factors that should ...
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Sesamoiditis, A Case Studyposted in Practical Pearls
Thanks Dr Blake! It could have been a different case with limited ROM of the 1st MTPJ and associated 2nd MTPJ dysfunction, with different answers.
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Sesamoiditis, A Case Studyposted in Practical Pearls
A 43 year old female presents to the clinic with pain in her “bunion” on the right foot, but indicates the painful area is on the bottom of the foot behind the big toe. She is 5”4...
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!posted in Practical Pearls
These words are usually used to start a 100 yard dash. We are not using a starter's pistol, but instead we are respectfully requesting our clients adequately mark their impressions where there are ...
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Orthotic Device usage for Distal Foot Deformitiesposted in Practical Pearls
Custom foot orthotics are often not considered a front line treatment option for several common distal forefoot complaints. However, these conditions can all be potentially treated successfully by ...
