Understanding Foot Pain: It’s Not Just About Your Shoes When foot pain strikes, many runners instinctively blame their shoes. While appropriate footwear is critical, it's not always the sole cause of discomfort. Foot pain can be a complex issue, often...
Feeling a bit sluggish after the time change? You're definitely not alone. But fear not! Combat that groggy feeling by incorporating some invigorating exercise into your daily routine. Here are some fresh tips to help you ease into your workouts...
There's a lot of ways to stabilize an ankle - why has the Broström procedure become the most popular surgical solution for lateral ankle instability? Lateral ankle sprains are the most common injury seen by sports medicine physicians.(1) Many ankle...
Carbon Fiber Spring Plates improve walking following ankle fusion. Surgical fusion of a joint is one of many methods used to treat painful, arthritic joints. Arthritis that affects a joint following an injury is called secondary osteoarthritis. Secondary arthritis of...
What a cross country training regimen can tell you about peroneal tendinitis, peroneal tendon tears and peroneal tendon subluxation When you meet with your doctor, there’s an unwritten script that your doc is using to guide his/her decision making. Past...
Chronic Achilles tendonitis – treatment with Spring Plates What’s a Spring Plate got to do with Achilles tendinitis? Quite a bit, actually. A Spring Plate changes the gait cycle enough to ‘unload’ the Achilles tendon during gait. Let’s take a...
Understanding the anatomy of the foot and ankle Many of our customers who follow this blog and subscribe to our newsletter are in the medical profession. We hear from home health nurses, wound care professionals, students, and physicians. One of...
How does a heel lift change the function of the foot and ankle? This article explores the effect of a heel lift on foot and ankle function.
Charcot-Marie Tooth Disease (CMT) is an inherited neuromuscular disorder that causes foot drop and lateral ankle instability. It's a rare case when I see someone with an inherited neuromuscular condition respond to over-the-counter (OTC) bracing. Inherited neuromuscular conditions like CMT usually require the use of custom made prescription braces like an ankle foot orthotic (AFO). But every once in a while - you just never know.
How do you diagnose a peroneal tendon tear? This article explores the diagnosis and treatment options for peroneus brevis tendon tears.
Bone edema is the term used by doctors (radiologists) to describe swelling within bone. Bone swelling is typically identified on MRI and is the result of either a direct injury to bone or load bearing that is greater than what can be sustained by the bone (stress injuries). Bone edema can also be found secondary to an inflammatory injury of bone. Inflammatory injuries include various forms of infection or arthritis.
