Orthotic Treatment for Bunions Jane Andersen, DPM, Gene Mirkin, DPM, Bruce Williams, DPM, and James Clough, DPM, FACFAS, Neil Horsley, DPM, FACFAS From Podiatry Today Jane Andersen, DPM, tells her patients orthotics will not take away the bunion deformity but they may control the pain and the progression of the deformity. “I have certainly seen… Continue reading Orthotic Treatment for Bunions

Dr. Kevin Kirby, DPM Given the common nature of knee osteoarthritis, this author discusses the link with progressive genu varum deformity and shares insights from the literature as well as his clinical experience on the benefits of valgus-wedged insoles and orthoses for this patient population. Over the past three decades, there has been a steady… Continue reading Can Foot Orthoses Have An Impact For Knee Osteoarthritis?

James McGuire, DPM, Milad Manouche, BA We tend to take our feet for granted until we are presented with some sort of foot pathology. Whether its pain, numbness/tingling, sprains/strains, or stress fractures, anything that threatens our mobility, it instantly becomes the single focus of our lives. As our age advances, the body experience many changes.… Continue reading Orthoses and Balance in the Aging Patient

Biomechanical Treatment for Moderate-to-Severe Hallux Abducto Valgus   Recently we posted an article about various forefoot deformities. Here we focus on moderate to severe hallux abducto valgus, and look at treatment options. As stated in the previous blog, once the deformity has progressed to the stage where bowstringing of the flexor hallucis longus and extensor… Continue reading Treatment for Hallux Abducto Valgus

When considering older patients in any context it’s best to not fall into the trap of chronological age. There are many 70 year old individuals who are in better condition than their 40 year old counterparts. Physiological age should be the prime consideration. This is equally true for the geriatric biomechanical patient as for the… Continue reading Biomechanics and the Geriatric Patient