Sunday, May 30, 2010

Shoe Evaluation: Shoe Flexion Test

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The Shoe Flexion Test checks flexibility of the front of the shoe. You are testing whether the shoe bends correctly or in the wrong place...
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Thursday, May 27, 2010

Shoe Torsion Test for Stability

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One of the best tests you can do at the shoe store when looking for a stable shoe is the Shoe Torsion Test . The photo above shows a shoe fr...
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Achilles Stretching Technique

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Proper Stretches for the Achilles Tendon are a vital part of every pre and post activity, and especially with injuries to the achilles, c...
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Sunday, May 23, 2010

Hill Running Tips

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San Francisco: A Runner’s Paradise (with a hilly twist) Those of you who live in the San Francisco Bay Area know the true beauty and all...
Friday, May 21, 2010

A Cane for Sitting

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Harvy Quad Seat Cane - Black The secret of movement that keeps people healthy in body and mind is greatly helped by wonderful devices such...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Injury Rehabilitation: When Pain is Superficial, think Deep

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     In medical school and residency training you are taught that superficial pain in a muscle/tendon/ligament may to secondary to deeper,...
Monday, May 17, 2010

Hamstring Stretch: Various Positions can be Key to Flexibility

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Hamstrings tightness is very common to athletes. Stretching of the hamstrings is one of the 3 most important lower extremity stretches that...
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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Plantar Fasciitis or Plantar Heel Bursitis: Rolling Ice Stretch

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The Most Time-Effective Treatment for Plantar Fasciits is a 5 minute Rolling Ice Stretch. It combines anti-inflammatory, mechanical massa...
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Morton's Neuromas: Nerve Pain in the Front of Foot

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This is going to be a reader (are you guys out there?) based post on various topics. But I want the focus to be POSITIVE NEWS. Emphasize wh...
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Friday, May 7, 2010

What is Sports Medicine?

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What is Sports Medicine? The sports medicine approach to injuries, athletic or not, can be very different from general podiatric or orth...
Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Movement--One of the Secrets of Life

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For over 30 years I have watched a wonderful group of patients dedicate themselves to motion of some sort or another. They are not the athl...
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Monday, May 3, 2010

Cortisone Shots: The Thought Process Behind

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• Cortisone shots can be divided into short-acting or long-acting. • Short-acting shots normally are beneficial for 3 days and are used t...
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Saturday, May 1, 2010

Achilles StretchIng: One Stretch to Avoid (when you have achilles tendinitits or plantar fasciitis)

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     A vital part of the treatment of achilles tendinitis and plantar fasciitis is stretching these structures. Please check out the post on...
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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Heel Pain: Reader's Speak Out

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This is going to be a reader (are you guys out there?) based post on various topics. But I want the focus to be POSITIVE NEWS . Emphasize w...
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Blisters: General Principles on Care

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• Always drain blisters as soon as possible and use a sterile pin or needle. • Sterilize the needle or pin with rubbing alcohol or passin...
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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Hammertoes and Metatarsalgia: Possible Help with Budin Splint

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Dr. Jill's (Budin) Hammertoe Splint Pedifix Toe Straightener #P55 If you develop pain in the front of your foot (toes or metatarsals),...
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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Toe Injuries: Coban Wrap for Compression and Stabilization

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Coban Wrap was supposedly invented by a very smart engineer at 3M Company two years before he invented the glue for post-its. Both produc...
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Tips to Avoid Cast/Immobilization Problems

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Injuries can bring with them some form of casting to protect the area for a long enough time that the injured part has a great chance to h...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Marathon Training: Beginner's Guide

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April 19, 2010 and the 114th Boston Marathon is now completed. Marathon season to me is now officially begun, although I know there has ...
Sunday, April 18, 2010

Are you an Athletic Personality??

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There are many ways to analyze personalities. Are you extroverted or introverted, etc? But one way to group people that I find very fasci...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Your Sole Inserts

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I love Sole over the counter orthotics. I always have my patients get a soft athletic version and I can modify if needed. The company now...
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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Shoe Evaluation: Monthly Shoe Check for Stability

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Golden Rule of Foot :Once a month place your running shoes on a flat surface and look at the heels from behind. You will be able to notice...

Short Leg: Dominance Seen in Gait Evaluation

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The lean to the left in this runner whom just happens to be my wife Pat can be caused by a short leg. When you watch someone walk, ther...
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Short Leg Treatment: Shoe Lifts

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Most patients have a short leg, either structurally or functionally. A structural short leg is true length difference of the bones, where ...
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Bunions: Bunion Care 101

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Bunions , also known fondly by podiatrists as Hallux Abducto Valgus Deformities, should be treated from the day you start getting seriou...
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Stress Fracture Foot: Followup Visit with Xrays

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Patient seen on 3/30/10 with a 10 day history of pain in his metatarsals was highlighted in post entitled: Patient Footlight#1: Possi...

Diabetes: Take Off The Other Shoe Principle

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A wonderful patient whom I saw 22 years ago came into our very busy office with complaints of pain in her right Achilles tendon from walking...
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Friday, April 9, 2010

Footsmart: A Great Place for Foot Supplies

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FootSmart is a cost effective online shopping website for various foot and leg devices. Many of the products that I mention in various posts...

Running: Develop A Base when starting running

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Running is one of the safest activities out there . Running seems natural for the human body and can be done relatively safely. Many athlet...
Monday, April 5, 2010

Stress Fracture Foot

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Patient Seen 3-30-10 Patient presents with 10 day history of pain in his left foot. There was no acute injury that the patient remembers....