Achilles Pain in a Triathlete (based on a 14 point workup protocol) History and Chief Complaint While training for his first Ironman Triathlon in Kona, Hawaii, this 40-year-old man b...
Richard Blake
KRM team
Clinical Liaison
164
Posts
208
Profile views
30
Likes
1
Followers
Posts made by Richard Blake
-
Biomechanics of the Achilles Tendon Part 8: Case Reportposted in Clinical pearls
-
The Biomechanics of the Achilles Tendon: Part 7 (the role of heel height)posted in Clinical pearls
What is the role of heel height for the stress of the achilles when wearing. Here we are limiting our discussion to wearing a particular shoe while working out...
-
The Biomechanics of a Weakened Achilles Tendon: Part 6posted in Clinical pearls
Every day and week you will find patients that have weak achilles tendons. As you have learned, there are actually 2 types of weakness. When the achilles is too tight ...
-
The Biomechanics of the Achilles Tendon Part 5: What happens when Flexibility Is Not in a Healthy Range?posted in Clinical pearls
This post is about the marvelous adaptations/compensations that our bodies make when the achilles is not quite right. Let’s start with the easy stuff concerning equinus forc...
-
The Biomechanics of the Achilles Tendon Part 4: The Role of Strengthening Exercisesposted in Clinical pearls
Today I would love to discuss the role of strengthening of the achilles tendon in our practices. I think we all know the vital importance of the achilles tendon for no...
-
The Biomechanics of the Achilles Tendon: Part 3 More on Flexibilityposted in Clinical pearls
As a follow up to my last blog post on Achilles flexibility Issues, we all know that if we find Achilles tightness (aka Equinus) we should begin the patient on a flexibility progr...
-
The Biomechanics of the Achilles Tendon: Part 2 on Flexibilityposted in Clinical pearls
There are so many ways to measure the achilles tendon and I will only show the one method that I have used over the years. I think most methods are fine, so ch...
-
The Biomechanics of Achilles Tendon: Part 1posted in Clinical pearls
The Achilles Tendon is definitely something that you could specialize in your practice. Being the strongest tendon in the universe, its effect on the body is immense for allowing us to evolve to an...
-
The Biomechanics of Peroneal Tendon Injuries: Part 3posted in Clinical pearls
When a patient presents with peroneal tendonitis symptoms from the lateral fibula to the base of the first or fifth metatarsals, our treatment begins with identification of ...
-
The Biomechanics of Peroneal Injuries: Part 2posted in Clinical pearls
Last week I reviewed the mechanics of two complex tendons, focusing on the function across many joints and in many areas. If you count them out, you can easily find 7 common are...
-
The Biomechanics of Peroneal Injuries: Part 1posted in Clinical pearls
The peroneal tendons are fascinating and complex. First of all, there are 2 of them which can get injured together, but normally separate. Like the posterior tibial tendon, when it is in over...
-
Posterior Tibial Tendon Injury Part 6: Stabilizing the Big Toeposted in Clinical pearls
I really have to thank the famous Oregon Podiatrist, Dr. Ray McClanahan, for bringing this to my attention. Ray is the creator of “Correct Toes™” and...
-
Posterior Tibial Tendon Injury Part 5: Video that reviews Posterior Tibial Muscle Testingposted in Clinical pearls
Patients present with medial ankle pain all the time, and typically the location alone gives us a working diagnosis of Posterior Tendon Injury. However, proper muscl...
-
Posterior Tibial Tendon Syndrome: Part 4 Medial Tibial Shin Splintsposted in Clinical pearls
One of the reasons that this is a syndrome is due to the same tendon/muscle complex can cause pain in so many places. These include: Arch area Navicular Tuberosity Medial Foot and Ankle Media...
-
Posterior Tibial Tendon Syndrome: Part 3posted in Clinical pearls
Like any tendon problem in the lower extremity, you can successfully treat posterior tibial tendon problems with the mnemonic BRISS. The letters stand fo...
-
Posterior Tibial Syndrome: Part 2 Video Presentationsposted in Clinical pearls
I want to show you several of my YouTube videos today that I send to my patients following appropriate timing in their treatment of posterior tibial tendon problems.&n...
-
Posterior Tibial Pain Syndrome: Part 1posted in Clinical pearls
Posterior Tibial Pain Syndrome refers both to the tendon and the many places pain can be located when the patient presents to you. The posterior tibial tendon works...
-
Sesamoid Fractures: Part 6 (Individualizing Orthotic Care)posted in Clinical pearls
In our discussions on sesamoid care, there were some general rules discussed concerning orthotic therapy. These rules are: With the use of a dancer’s pad (reverse Morton’s Ex...
-
Sesamoid Fractures: Part 5posted in Clinical pearls
I hope following these 5 articles that sesamoid sufferers can be treated with higher sophistication. Let’s follow a common flow of mechanical cha...
-
Sesamoid Fractures: Part 4posted in Clinical pearls
Today we should discuss treatment of sesamoid fractures from an orthotic standpoint. KevinRoot Medical has its Pre-set device for this called the P14 which emphasizes the medial...
Search
Forum statistics
- Page views (24h):
- 365
- Page views (30d):
- 8,869
- Topics:
- 317
- Posts:
- 395
- Members:
- 685
