Foot and Ankle Problems By Dr. Richard Blake

Welcome to the Podiatry Blog of Dr Richard Blake of San Francisco. I hope the pages can help you learn about caring for foot injuries, or help you with your own injury.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Gait Video of Pronated Right Foot with Corrective Orthotic Devices

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If you check the last post, you will see how pronated Julio's right foot is. He is disabled by severe pain following ankle surgery. Th...

Gait Video of Pronated Right Foot

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See the pronated right foot. The patient has had lateral ankle surgery and post op the surgeon referred him to me for treatment of the sev...

Foot Bones Anatomy Lesson: See if you can beat my 100% in 12.9 seconds

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http://www.purposegames.com/game/foot-and-ankle-quiz/info Type into search box  "Foot Bones" Click on game upper left corner c...
Friday, April 8, 2011

When Is Swelling Bad? Answer to an Email

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Email sent from Jeff in New Jersey today. Dear Dr. Blake, A year ago I fractured the right medial sesamoid bone. I just recently had a...
Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Top 100 Biomechanical Guidelines #43: Sagittal Plane Blockade may Occur with Everted not Inverted Heel Corrections (Forefoot Varus Correction could cause Blockade of Motion)

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These are Forefoot Varus Casts. Uncorrected then lean inward and the arch would flatten and foot pronate. Correction of this foot has always...
Monday, April 4, 2011

drblakeshealingsole2's photostream

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drblakeshealingsole2's photostream on Flickr. I hope these photos can be quick reminders of solutions just forgotten in the mad rus...
Sunday, April 3, 2011

Custom Orthotic Devices and Shoe Inserts: They Do Not Coexist

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When using a custom orthotic device, it is generally very important to remove the insert that comes with the shoe. Not only are there crowdi...
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drblakeshealingsole2's photostream

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drblakeshealingsole2's photostream on Flickr. Here is my first experiment with Flickr and my Blog. I will get better after I see how it...
Saturday, April 2, 2011

Plantar Fasciitis: When Surgery is Recommended, Have You Done All You Can Conservatively

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http://www.lowerextremityreview.com/news/in-the-moment-foot-care/preferred-plantar-fasciitis-treatment-changes-with-duration-of-symptoms/com...
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Friday, April 1, 2011

Foot Protection While Sleeping (when in pain)

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Emailed 4/1/11 from a foot pain sufferer from Seattle Dear Dr Blake:  One question I have found interesting is what to do about protecti...
Thursday, March 31, 2011

Checking Changes in Heel Position With Orthotic Devices

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Here is a simple video demonstrating the checking on heel position done with patients routinely. This is especially important with Correct...

Toe Nail Fungus Treatment with Dr Remedy's Nail Polish

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I just recommended this to a patient. If you have toenail fungus, and you are doing the various treatments listed in the below posts, or eve...
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Big Toe Joint Pain: Remedy for Dress Shoes

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Margaret has right big toe joint pain. Her xrays which follow show slight peripheral bone irregularities classic for mild wear and tear arth...
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Simple Shoe Modification for Supinators

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The 2 photos below show a 1/4 inch wedge placed into the heel midsole to re-level a shoe that is beginning to break down due to over supinat...
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