Monday, January 27, 2014

Monday's Image of the Week: Accommodation Par Excellence!!!

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Pain in the Metatarsal area is a prime location to try various off weighting pads. These vary from metatarsal pads to dancer's pads...
Sunday, January 26, 2014

Sunday's Video of the Week: Introduction to the Bar Method (not the lawyer kind of bar or the Irish Pub!!)

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The Bar Method is a form of workout that combines toning exercise with flexibility. It originated in the San Francisco Bay Area and so is ve...
Saturday, January 25, 2014

Saturday's Exercise of the Week: Metatarsal Doming or Arcing

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Metatarsal Doming or Arcing exercises for the foot are perfect for re-strengthening those small intrinsic muscles in our feet. These muscle...
Friday, January 24, 2014

Friday's Patient Problem of the Week: Narrow Men's Dress Shoes

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One of my nice patients today reminded me that he has very narrow and long feet: 11A. He has found that only Alden and Allen Edmond shoes ...
Thursday, January 23, 2014

Thursday's Orthotic Discussion of the Week: Fettig Technique

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The Fettig Technique is a specific modification of the Inverted Orthotic Technique designed by Dr Mathias Fettig while practicing in Monta...
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Wednesday's Article of the Week: The Inverted Orthotic Technique and Changes in Biomechanics

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This is the left foot and 55 Degree Inverted Orthotic that allowed a patient to get the heel centered under the leg. The original proble...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Tuesday's Question of the Week: Multiple Pain Syndromes: Email Advice

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Dear Dr. Blake,  I have been following your blog for two years now.  I credit your blog for keeping me walking. The tips and advice I have...
Monday, January 20, 2014

Monday's Image of the Week: Temporary Kirby Skive for Pronation Control

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This photo above is the left foot orthotic device of a patient that pronates excessively. Many times when I am dispensing orthotic devices...
Saturday, January 11, 2014

Recent Fibular Sesamoid Removal: Email Advice

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I had a fibular sesamoidectomy 4 weeks ago and I am still having a ton of pain in the big toe joint. It is actually worse than before the su...
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Sunday, January 5, 2014

Knee and Foot Surgery Questions: Email Advice

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Dear Dr. Blake: I have a too short first metatarsal on my right foot and walking on this too short metatarsal for over 7 years has also da...
Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Sesamoid Injury: Email Advice

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Dr. Blake, I am a 50-year-old woman and I work out 5 times a week. I run on the tredmill for 20 minutes each day and then end my workout l...

Morton's Neuroma: Successful Surgery after conservative therapy failed

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T his was a wonderful comment to my post below on Morton's Neuromas and their Treatment Options. Thank you to the young man who wrote ...
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Injury Rehabilitation: The Magical 80% Rule

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80% is not 100% or 99% or 95%, but is the most talked about number in sports rehabilitation. Why? When you look at the pain scale, the num...
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Foot Pain: Dilemma of Good vs Bad Pain

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This is the Post all my athletes need to read. For the athlete dealing with a painful situation, coming to a useful understanding of ...
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Ball of the Foot Pain: Email Advice with MRI Images

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This nice patient mailed me her CD from New Zealand. She is suffering from pain under and in the big toe joint from many years. This is my ...