Stepping Out

When I first started in this field well over 12 years ago I found myself in the unenviable position of...

Custom-molded shoes, although not always a major part of an O&P practice's revenue stream, can be an important adjunct to...

Although there are many lower-extremity diagnoses presented to O&P for consideration and treatment, few are as common as posterior tibial...

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," is a saying attributed to Benjamin Franklin. When it comes...

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," is a saying attributed to Benjamin Franklin. When it comes...

Billions of pairs of shoes are sold annually in the United States. Human anatomy, although clinically standardized, is certainly unique...

Not every pedorthist faces a first-time workers-compensation case like this one! When he first received his dramatic introduction to workers-comp...

Custom shoe therapy is a challenging, underutilized, but rewarding aspect of pedorthic practice. In fact it can achieve the level...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced new reimbursement rates for the Therapeutic Shoe Bill effective in...

Few words in biomechanics cause as much confusion as the term "Morton's". "Morton's" is simultaneously two different foot diagnoses -...