Thursday, July 30, 2015

A Happy Marathoner: A Podiatrist's Good Day's Work

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This was a nice email from a patient that worked with me to be able to run the SF Half Marathon (from injury to 13.1 miles!!). This is the ...
Monday, July 27, 2015

Congratulations to all the San Francisco Full and Half Marathons 7-26-15

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https://youtu.be/Bst8muNEgbI
Saturday, July 25, 2015

Inverted Orthotic Technique Patent Request for the Kinetic Blake!!

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After designing an orthotic device in 1981, it is fun now seeing it being used in various designs, etc. Here is a patent design for a produ...

Insect Bite: Email Quite

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I took my 2 year old to the park and she came back with what looked like a mosquito bite on her foot. I disinfected it with alcohol.She com...
Friday, July 24, 2015

Bunion and General Foot Strengthening Exercise

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This exercise I teach for bunions, but it can be a next level exercise after conquering 30 reps of  the more simple metatarsal doming for f...
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Pronation Analysis through Running Warehouse

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Excessive Pronation while you walk or run can be a cause of many injuries. This is a nice video on the evaluation of your amount of pronati...
Friday, July 17, 2015

7 Tips from Harvard for a Great Strengthening Program

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Demonstration of Hip Abductor Strengthening Strengthening your body is a life long goal. Here are 7 tips from  Harvard Medical that...
Thursday, July 16, 2015

Achilles Spurs: What should we do?

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The image above shows clearly a painful achilles spur. Surgeons like to remove them, but it can be a long recovery. It is not a common ...
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FDA warns against any use of NSAIDS (July 2015)

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From Google Images The FDA just came out with more severe warnings against NSAIDS, like ibuprofen, aleve, and diclofenac. Since t...
Tuesday, July 14, 2015

600 mg of Alpha Lipoic Acid for Neuropathy

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http://www.podiatrytoday.com/emerging-role-alpha-lipoic-acid-diabetic-neuropathy
Sunday, July 12, 2015

Having Fun after Sesamoid Surgery!!!

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This is a young lady whom I helped online in an attempt to avoid surgery. It is crucial of course now that there is only one sesamoid left ...
Thursday, July 9, 2015

Ideal Running Form

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Ideal Running Form: Slight Forward Lean of Trunk, Powerful Swing of the Arms, Foot not too far in front of body, and very little bounce ...
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Another Video on Calmare Pain Therapy: CRPS and other forms of severe pain can benefit

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http://www.calmarett.com/pain/howitworks.html

Bisecting the Negative Cast for Orthotic Manufacturing

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I apologize for most of my readers that this means little, but this bisection line on the back of a negative cast to me is crucial i...

Inverted Orthotic Technique for Severe Pronation: A Study Attempting to Document what it Actually Does

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In 1981 I designed the Inverted Orthotic Technique, also called the Blake Inverted Orthosis. It is well accepted in the world for helping pa...
Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Running Downhill: Go Gentle

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 "Combined with previous biomechanics studies, our normal impact force data suggest that downhill running substantially increases the p...

Hammertoe Correction: Post Op Return to Sports

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Just want to say thank you for the amazing forum! It has been very helpful and informative. I am currently a basketball player that's be...

Reducing Scar Formation: Great Review Article

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http://www.utmb.edu/otoref/Grnds/2014-03-28-wound-heal-McIntire/wound-heal-2014-03.pdf
Monday, July 6, 2015

Yoga Toes as Art!! Bunion Patients should Wear 30 Minutes Daily

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http://www.drblakeshealingsole.com/2012/07/how-to-conservatively-treat-bunions.html
Sunday, July 5, 2015

Anterior (Front) Ankle Pain: Lateral X-Rays can be Revealing

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This is a lateral foot x-ray. The patient has front of the ankle pain. You can see a bone spur, is that the cause. The bone spur i...
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Measuring Shoe Size with iPads

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http://www.bbc.com/news/business-32738088 My wife Patty and I on a hike near Half Moon Bay, Ca.

Slideshow on Diabetic Foot Problems and Treatments

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http://www.rxlist.com/diabetes_foot_problems_slideshow/article.htm

Diabetic Nerve Pain: Consider a Vegan Diet

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http://www.livescience.com/50957-vegan-diet-eases-nerve-pain-diabetes.html My wife Patty and I enjoying an anniversary meal at Acquer...
Friday, July 3, 2015

Tip of the Iceberg: Blog Post for Podiatry Today

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This is the second of my series of blog posts for Podiatry Today for my colleagues. http://www.podiatrytoday.com/blogged/are-you-looking...

Heel or Knee Pain: Removing Hard Rearfoot Posts at times can help

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Hard Plastic Rearfoot Posts give great stability, but can be too hard, especially with knee and heel pain. Here the left one has be groun...
Thursday, July 2, 2015

Accessory Navicular and Tarsal Tunnel: Email Advice

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Accessory Navicular Problems: Further info from the initial blog post Dr. Blake, I am a 31-year old professional who currently works...
Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Podiatry and Humor make for Great Healing

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Please enjoy!!! Rich

Water Brace for Ankle Rehabilitation: Posterior Tibial Tendon Injury

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This patient of mine is currently recovering from a posterior tibial tendon injury. Her MRI showed inflammation without tears, so we are mov...
Saturday, June 20, 2015

Big Toe Joint Pain: Podiatry Today Post

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I just got invited to host a monthly blog post for podiatrists in a magazine entitled Podiatry Today. It is another good source of informat...

Correcting Children with Flatfeet with Orthotic Devices

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Custom Made Orthotic Devices with Blake Design Improves Arch Structure in Developing Children http://synapse.koreamed.org/Synapse/Data/...