Thursday, September 22, 2011

Teamwork

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http://www.dreamstime.com/free-stock-photography-air-show-rimagefree2983223-resi2565486 I hope you will grant me a short bit of reflectio...
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Laser for Toenail Fungus

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http://www.lagunabeachindependent.com/2011/09/07/podiatrist-offers-high-tech-toenail/ I like Dr Sabet's approach to this new treatmen...
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Friday, September 16, 2011

Samuel Merritt University Lecture on Gait Evaluation 9/18/11

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        First of all, why do we perform gait evaluation on patients??? What are we looking at when we watch someone walk or run? ...
Sunday, September 11, 2011

Checklist Basic Gait Evaluation

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Basic Gait Findings (  ) Head Tilt (  ) Shoulder Drop (  ) Asymmetrical Arm Swing (  ) Limb Dominance (  ) One Hip Higher (  ) Low Bac...
Saturday, September 10, 2011

Sesamoid Fracture: Email Advice

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Dr. Blake, I have been diagnosed with a fractured medial sesamoid bone. I wish I had a good excuse, such as training for a marathon or heavy...
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Friday, September 9, 2011

Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction: Pronation and the Shoe Store Recommendations

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Hi Dr. Blake! First, let me say that I love the fact that you've put so many informational videos online. It's been incredibly hel...
Thursday, September 8, 2011

Short Leg Syndrome: Check Lifts for Stability

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This short video documents how lifts patients are wearing to correct for a short leg may become unstable, shift out of position, be placed...

Short Leg Syndrome: Difficulty with Lifts (Email Advice)

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Dr Blake,       I'm interested in what you have to say about this problem.  I have had standing x-rays of my pelvis on several differe...
Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Hip Replacement Surgery and Short Leg Syndrome

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     Once you have had hip replacement surgery, there are incredible muscle and soft tissue weaknesses and tightnesses to overcome. Physic...
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Supinators: Various Gait Videos

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    The video demonstrates excessive supination left side worse than the right clearly demonstrated by Tiffany. This is the first of a ser...
Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Severe Heel Pain: Email Advice

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 Dr Blake's Note: This nice young lady is a good sport letting me publish this. What we do to our bodies sometimes!!! I can only lie an...
Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Supinators: How to Make a Denton Modification

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This short video describes how to make a Denton Modification to control the forces of supination. It was created by Dr Jane Denton, Podiatr...

Running with Knee Pain: The Cause May be the Hip or Foot

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Runners, given enough time, may develop some form of knee pain. This short article below makes the point to look for the cause above or belo...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Supinators: Orthotic Modifications to Help Control Supination Motion

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Tiffany Hoh, 3rd Year Podiatric Medical Student at Samuel Merritt University, discusses for Dr Rich Blake's Blog the components of ort...

Basics of Gait Evaluation: Foot and Ankle Motions

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The green squares show normal motion of the foot. Mild Pronation of the foot followed by resupination of the subtalar joint. The Heel Lift...
Monday, August 29, 2011

Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction/Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome: Email Advice

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Dear Dr Blake,                            I was wondering if you could give me some advice.   Three months ago I did some heel raises and f...
Sunday, August 28, 2011

Basics of Gait Evaluation: Foot and Ankle Positioning

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Here are the common gait observations way down at the foot made. The green circles are the ideal, most stable, positions. These include: Sl...
Saturday, August 27, 2011

Supinators: Gait Evaluation Video

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This short video shows the damaging motion of over supination (aka under pronation or lateral instability). Focus on Tiffany's left fo...
Friday, August 26, 2011

Basics of Gait Evaluation: Lower Legs

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As you watch someone walk, you proceed from the head, to the shoulders, to the arms, to the hips , then the knees, and on to the lower l...
Thursday, August 25, 2011

Knee Pain With Runner: Possible Ilio-Tibial Band Syndrome

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Hi Dr. Blake, I am a runner (no more than 10k races) and have had a pain on the side of knee for the past month or so.  I was told that it ...
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Basics of Gait Evaluation: Knees

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When I first started working at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco in 1981, I joined their already prestigious Center For ...
Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction: Changes with Inverted Orthotic Technique and Shoe Wedging

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Ruth is seen in the above video with her third left, and second right orthotic device. Serial orthotic corrections are used with some pati...
Monday, August 22, 2011

Basics of Gait Evaluation: Hips

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 When watching someone walk and/or run  (also known as gait evaluation), it is important to look at what the hips are doing. The h...