Stepping Out

Michael Sandler has beautiful feet—tan, arched like a drawn bow, and muscular and restless as young racehorses. As he chats...

"It is impossible to understand the science of shoes until one understands what science is." -Plato, The Theaetetus Despite the...

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis often benefit from semi-rigid functional orthotics. It is quite unorthodox to begin a discussion with a...

When ordering custom shoes, enhancements can be requested to meet the requirements of patients with unique needs. The implementation of...

The word orthopaedic has two ancient Greek roots: "orthos" meaning straight or right, and "paideia" referring to the rearing of...

En la ultima década, muchas nuevas ortesis han sido introducidas en el Mercado de O&P que pudieran ser consideradas híbridas...

Over the last decade or so, several new orthoses have been introduced to the O&P market that could be considered...

"You can't learn in school what the world is going to do next year." With this clear and prescient statement,...

Running has been referred to as the king of all workouts. It is an activity that has been embraced at...

 In the May 2008 issue of The O&P EDGE, I provided an overview of early foot-orthotics   theory, as well as...