Sunday, February 5, 2023

Big Toe Joint Pain (Sesamoid Injury): One Example on How to Work Up the Patient using 14 Point Assessment Summary

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 Patient #17: Big Toe Joint Pain                                                   .  History and Chief Complaint Long distance runn...
Friday, February 3, 2023

Skip Lacing for Sore Spots

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Skip Lacing to Avoid a Sore Area Top of Foot           Today I worked with Dr Ajitha Nair, in Oakland California, on a patient with dorsal ...
Thursday, February 2, 2023

Sesamoid MRIs: What is Going On? Is There Still Healing Occurring?

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T2 images showing inflamed fibular sesamoid T2 images showing normal tibial sesamoid Greeting from San Francisco T1 image showing intact sta...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Vitamin D and Osteoporosis: A Good Reminder during these Winter Months for upping our Vitamin D levels

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25660912/

Fibular, Ankle and Cuboid Manipulations Taught by Dr. Howard Dananberg

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https://youtube.com/watch?v=T6zDIhRJArc&feature=shares      Podiatrists can improve their patients ankle and foot range of motion and s...
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Monday, January 30, 2023

Great Videos on the Nerves of the Foot, Ankle and Calf

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     Dealing with patients with nerve pain all the time, this is a great video that I could watch over and over again. I have watched it sev...
Sunday, January 29, 2023

Powerful Video on Cuboid Manipulation by Dr Howard Dananberg

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https://youtu.be/Ryl8WqEOSJY
Friday, January 27, 2023

Students at the California School of Podiatric Medicine (part of Samuel Merritt University) studying biomechanical techniques

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The Podiatry Students at the California School of Podiatric Medicine today learning important biomechanical techniques. 
Tuesday, January 24, 2023

RED-S. Relative Energy Deficiency--Sport (Syndrome)

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     This is a must read for any health care provider treating athletes! Thank you Dr. Karen Langone for pointing it out to me!  https://www...

Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity Classification by Dr Allen Jacobs

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https://www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/podiatry/whats-name-understanding-progressive-collapsing-foot-deformity?hmpid=&utm_medium=...

Patent Leather Shoe Stretching: This Article gives some Tips

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      I had a patient yesterday with bunion irritation from her beautiful patent leather shoes. We talked about getting the bunion stretched...
Sunday, January 22, 2023

Nerve Hypersensitivity: Great Video explaining how the Nervous System gets out of Whack!!

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https://youtu.be/oaDyTND7Nts https://youtu.be/jrzBRHfrxX4
Friday, January 20, 2023

Review Article For Hallux Rigidus sufferers concerning surgery

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32153308/

Yes, You Can Unfuse the Big Toe Joint: Interesting Blog

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https://anika.com/blog/can-my-toe-fusion-be-unfused-we-have-answers/?fbclid=IwAR0zgVZJEwE_LWcSvUJ_Cw0jYHfz59cwlBOoA_Xbv3qK2F_BUVdcw_frBdE I...
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Monday, January 16, 2023

Great video on some powerful exercises for External Hip Rotator Strength: Much need in Over Pronators

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https://youtube.com/watch?v=IrvuERT5U3c&feature=shares      As Podiatrists we are always treating over pronation linked to a myriad of ...
Sunday, January 8, 2023

How to differentiate between corns and warts

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https://www.cwmtafpodiatry.co.uk/blog/seed-corn-vs-plantar-wart
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Friday, January 6, 2023

Adding more Support to your Foot Orthotic Device

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     So often in clinical practice, we have either designed orthotic devices, or are evaluating previously mad orthotic devices, and we find...
Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Sesamoid Injury with Vasomotor Skin Changes

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https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/796101      A patient today presented with a sesamoid injury and sympathetic ove...
Monday, January 2, 2023

Email Advice: 9 months after Sesamoid Injury and AVN diagnosis

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Hi Dr. Blake, Thank you so much for your blog posts over the years on sesamoid pain! They have helped me greatly in my diagnosis with sesam...
Sunday, January 1, 2023

Happy New Year 2023

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    All of us will have different dreams for this year. I always love saying goodbye to one year, with its ups and downs, and welcoming a br...
Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Achilles Tendon Anatomy Review Article and How Strong It Can Be

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Ankle Published:  25 February 2010 Functional anatomy of the Achilles tendon Mahmut Nedim Doral ,  Mahbub Alam ,  Murat Bozkurt ,  Egemen Tu...

Vitamin D deficiency: excellent article

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https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/985973?src=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_221228&uac=399573HX&impID=5042408 In sports medicine I am always g...
Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Tailor's Bunion or Bunionette

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     Tailor's Bunions (aka Bunionettes) are a prominence off the lateral side of the foot at the fifth metatarsal head.  Whereas most tr...
Thursday, December 22, 2022

Sesamoid Injury: Email Advice

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Hi Dr Blake, I have been reading your blog for a while and it has been very informative for me. I have been dealing with sesamoid issues ...