Friday, December 31, 2010

Plantar Fascial Tear: Possible Cause of Unresponsive Plantar Heel Pain

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Here is a side view of the heel on a Foot MRI showing the plantar fascia attaching under the heel bone and the fat pad under the heel bone w...
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Thursday, December 30, 2010

Top 100 Biomechanical Guidelines #35: Use Common Shock Absorption Modifications Routinely

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Patients, with or without orthotic devices, should never feel that they do not have hope at a soft comfortable impact against the ground. Th...
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Ice Massage Needed for Athletic Injuries: Try Cryocup

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Ice massage is a necessary part of athletic injuries. Remember RICE treatment for acute injuries: Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. Ice...
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Blisters: Body Glide to the Rescue

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Blister forming while cross country skiing is shown to the right. One of my patients Michelle says she prevents blisters which use to plagu...

Top 100 Biomechanical Guidelines #34: Understand the Basic Components of a Hannaford Orthotic Device

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     This is my last post for awhile on the Hannaford Orthotic Device. It definitely changed my practice of podiatry, and the patients it ha...
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Cold Feet: Have you tried Toasti-Toes?

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As the weather gets colder, toes can take a beating. Many people also suffer from conditions that make their toes painful in cold weather, o...

Top 100 Biomechanical Guidelines #33: Hannaford Orthotics should be Refurbished every 3 to 6 months

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I love to cover Hannaford Orthotic Devices with leather initially to see the wear patterns, especially correlating the wear patterns to what...
Monday, December 27, 2010

Hannaford Orthotic Device: New Balance 623 a Great Shoe

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As you can see from previous articles that the Hannaford Orthotic (the best for shock absorption) can be very bulky. Recently, one of my pat...
Sunday, December 26, 2010

Top 100 Biomechanical Guidelines #32: Stress Fractures and Joint Arthralgia treated with Increase Shock Absorption

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     Shock Absorption is needed following the impact (collision) of the foot against the ground. The shock wave that radiates up the leg is ...
Friday, December 24, 2010

Plantar Fasciitis Sleeping Splints: Common Modifications

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Blog Statistics: 30,559 Pageviews, 9,581 Visits, 6,986 Visitors, 114 Countries, 39 Followers. Thank you from drblakeshealingsole.com. I ho...

Merry Christmas from the Center For Sports Medicine

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I wish all of you Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and New Year. I hope our office Santa Baby rendition brings a smile to your face as it ...
Friday, December 17, 2010

Oral Cortisone: The King of Anti-Inflammatory Medication

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     When symptoms are clearly inflammatory, and you are having a hard time reducing the pain level, think about a short course of oral cort...
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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Christmas Cheer: Center For Sports Medicine Christmas Song (Part I)

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I sure hope you like the video from our annual Christmas party. This one is in dedication to our great Director, Marla Gust, RN, who works t...
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Casts for Immobilization: Can They Be Works of Art?

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Here Kylie proves that Art exists in ankle casts. This is a true work of art. Please send me photos of casts that have been created into w...
Friday, December 10, 2010

Top 100 Biomechanical Guidelines #31: Hannaford Orthotic Devices best for Shock Absorption Issues

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Dr David Hannaford from San Rafael California revolutionized the orthotic world for patients with shock absorption problems. These are patie...
Thursday, December 9, 2010

Top 100 Biomechanical Guidelines #30: External (Outer Sole) Lifts must allow for Forefoot Flexibility

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When using Outer Sole (or midsole) lifts to correct for a short leg, it is very important that the patient feel that they can move freely th...
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Supinators: Wedges for the Shoes (Email correspondence)

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This post emphasizes the problems supinators have in getting appropriate treatment. Here Ramin goes to great lengths to help his relative. W...
Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Sesamoid Fractures: Top 5 Home Treatments

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CT Scan of Big Toe Joint showing 2 normal sized sesamoids under the first metatarsal head. They can be very vulnerable to injury due to thei...
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Monday, December 6, 2010

Top 100 Biomechanical Guidelines #29: Watch for a Decrease in Limb Dominance with Lift Therapy

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The 2 videos below show limb dominance to the long left side with walking, and correction of that limb dominance after lifts are placed in t...
Sunday, December 5, 2010

Complicated Musculoskeletal Problem: Email Advice

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Email sent to drblakeshealingsole.com on 12/3/10 Dear Dr. Blake, I had just recently been following your website and other works you ha...

Foot Strengthening Exercises: Who Has Lost Their Marbles?

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This is another of a series of foot strengthening exercises that I am presenting in this blog. Metatarsal Doming/Arcing and Playing The Pi...
Saturday, December 4, 2010

Sesamoid Fracture: Email Advice

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Email sent to drblakeshealingsole.com  on 12/2/10 Hello, My name is Kathy  and on a whim I’m hoping you might be able to offer me some ...
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