Treating Adult-acquired Flatfoot
Adult-acquired flatfoot (AAF) is the term used to describe the progressive deformity of the foot and ankle that, in its...
Every Step You Take: Quality of Life and Life Expectancy
In a broad sense, gait is defined as a manner of walking. It is a pattern of movement involving balance...
Pathology-specific Orthotic and Pedorthic Treatment, Part II
Clinicians who regularly see patients for custom foot orthotics are used to working with a wide variety of physicians’ notes....
Pathology-specific Orthotic and Pedorthic Treatment, Part I
One of the early pioneers of pathology-specific orthotic design was Paul Scherer, DPM, former chair of the Department of Biomechanics...
Metatarsalgia
Metatarsalgia is a general term used to describe a variety of diagnoses that present as pain in the forefoot. It...
The Effectiveness of Foot Orthotics, Part IV
Seeing and treating patients every day, O&P clinicians observe the benefits and understand the value of the care they...
Design Modifications for Functional Foot Orthotics
Orthotics are used to prevent or correct deformities, support and align the body, or improve its function. Functional foot...
Healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Urgent concern regarding diabetes is not only a health issue in the United States but it is a global...
Anterior Cavus and Pseudoequinus
Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has...
Leg Length Discrepancy
Leg length discrepancy (LLD) is a diagnosis that appears deceptively simple, one limb being shorter than the other. However, there...
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In Memoriam: John W. (Bill) Potter, CPO
John W. (Bill) Potter, CPO, passed away in July at the age of 91 in Temple, Texas. Potter worked for...
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