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New Technology for Increased Treatment of Heel Pain and Sports InjuriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
"In the world of sports medicine an emerging concept is the use of Platelet Rich Plasma to treat chronic or acute musculoskeletal injuries by injecting one's own blood into a damaged joint, tendon, or ligament in order to speed up the body's normal healing process. I am happy to offer this new treatment for my patients, as it is an exciting new therapy for damaged joints, tendons and ligaments," said Dr. Kenneth Wilhelm .More here http://world.einnews.com/247pr/258933 (Source: The Stephen Kite Practice)
Source: The Stephen Kite Practice - January 27, 2012 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Mr Stephen Kite BSc ( Podiatric Medicine ) MChS, Dip Pod Med, Source Type: blogs

Fish Pedicure Dangers for patientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Can your beauty salon harm you?a recent study claims that a simple fish pedicure that involves tiny toothless carp nibbling away at dead skin could spread deadly infection and disease. And that's just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. So, if you have intentions of stopping by the salon for a beauty treatment, read on.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/beauty/Can-your-beauty-salon-harm-you/articleshow/11388075.cms (Source: The Stephen Kite Practice)
Source: The Stephen Kite Practice - January 6, 2012 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Mr Stephen Kite BSc ( Podiatric Medicine ) MChS, Dip Pod Med, Source Type: blogs

Overpronation in RunnersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
“Overpronation” has been some sort of buzz word in the running community for a long time, but is generally a meaningless term. It is widely used to wrongly prescribe a specific running shoe (ie motion control). The real problem with the term is that it is a substantial oversimplification of what is actually happening to the foot and the use of the term seems to have made experts in it by some (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - December 29, 2011 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Navicular Stress FractureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Navicular stress fractures are a diagnostic challenge and the existence of the so called “N spot” over the navicular is an important diagnostic suspicion. X-rays are not always helpful with a significant number of false positives. There are no short cuts with a navicular stress fracture, the time non-weightbearing away from sport is a minimum of 5-6 weeks. There is no way around this. I have (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - December 21, 2011 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Running With a Cadence of 180 Steps a MinuteEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The concept of runners shortening the stride length and increasing the cadence to 180 steps a minute has been coming up as a concept a lot me recently. I am not sure what to make of it. Some prominent coaches and running form experts are advocating it to reduce the risk of injury. At the same time a number of sports scientists are dismissing it as not valid. Most runners tend to naturally adopt a (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - December 13, 2011 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Posterior Tibial Dysfunction with leg length descrepancyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This is a problem of the Posterior Tibial tendon. Whereby the tendon becomes overstretched by either injury or altered gait bad habits or leg length descrepency and causes the longitudinal arch to collapse and eventually the navicular bone moves out of place causing the patient a lot of heel and ankle pain.As the foot remains severely flattened the problems of altered gait can cause many other problems such as knee, hip, back, and neck problem. Therefore it is most important to address this problem properly and quickly.There are two options that of surgery to shorten the tendon and to realign the navicular or the other les...
Source: The Stephen Kite Practice - November 23, 2011 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Mr Stephen Kite BSc ( Podiatric Medicine ) MChS, Dip Pod Med, Source Type: blogs

Twitter & FacebookEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We are now using Twitter and Facebook, Twitterhttps://twitter.com/intent/follow?original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephenkitepractice.co.uk%2Fcontact.html&screen_name=stevekite1&source=followbutton&variant=1.1http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003175665945&ref=tn_tnmn (Source: The Stephen Kite Practice)
Source: The Stephen Kite Practice - November 20, 2011 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Mr Stephen Kite BSc ( Podiatric Medicine ) MChS, Dip Pod Med, Source Type: blogs

World Diabetes Day Nov 14 2011Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
World Diabetes Day is the leading global awareness campaign for this chronic disorder, held on 14 November each year. More than 346 million people have diabetes, and over 80% of deaths related to this disease occur in low- and middle-income countries, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).In Europe, diabetes currently affects around 30 million people and this is only set to rise further, with 10 per cent of the continent's population expected to be suffering from the disease by 2025. Type 2 diabetes, in particular, is the fifth leading cause of death worldwide and contributes to the development of coronary heart...
Source: The Stephen Kite Practice - November 15, 2011 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Mr Stephen Kite BSc ( Podiatric Medicine ) MChS, Dip Pod Med, Source Type: blogs

Fish Pedicures in the news againEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The dangers of fish pedicures are back in the news again today.Trendy fish pedicures could spread HIV and hepatitis C,” The Sun has today reported. Its front-page story said that officials have raised an “alert” over the treatment, popular in beauty spas, where tiny fish are used to nibble away areas of hard foot skin.While The Sun has been carping on about warnings and alerts, the newspaper seems to have overestimated the scale of the risk, which health experts have described as being “extremely low”. Rather than being an alert, the news is based on a report by the Health Protection Agency that has set out good ...
Source: The Stephen Kite Practice - October 18, 2011 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Mr Stephen Kite BSc ( Podiatric Medicine ) MChS, Dip Pod Med, Source Type: blogs

Does the Circulation Booster Work at Improving Circulation?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We have all seen the adverts for the Circulation Booster, but can it really boost the circulation? Surely the claims “as seen on TV” and the reliance on testimonials in the marketing should be enough to set off the ‘snake oil’ alarm bells. There is certainly no good scientific data to support its use at improving circulation to the lower limb and the Therapeutic Products Advertising authority in (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - September 14, 2011 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

'Top of Foot Pain' Management in Barefoot RunnersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Despite all the propaganda that barefoot or minimalist running is better due to less injuries occurring, it is now becoming increasingly clear that it is not the way to get less running overuse injuries. Just check any barefoot/minimalist website and look at all those looking for advice on their injuries! Just ask any of the health professionals who treat a lot of running injuries. Most will tell (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - August 31, 2011 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Do shoes cause flat foot in children?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There have been a number of previous studies in children in African countries that have shown a high correlation between flat foot and the wearing of shoes. This often gets touted as the shoes caused the flat foot and is used by those with an agenda to promote barefoot. However, that is not what those studies showed. All they showed was a correlation. Correlation does not mean causation The (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - August 9, 2011 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Podiatry expertEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Forensic Analysis of Footwear Impression EvidenceIntroductionMany Police Forces worldwide are starting to use the services of Podiatrists to solve crimes involving Footprint Evidence or commonly known as Footware Impression Evidence. This is a complex science that can show detailed foot abnormalities from the tread pattern and pressure points to detailed abnormalities of gait patterns can be identified. The shoe imprint of the suspect can then be compared to the evidence of the print at the crime scene. The article below has more information on the subject.The basis for footwear impression evidence is determining the s...
Source: The Stephen Kite Practice - July 22, 2011 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Mr Stephen Kite BSc ( Podiatric Medicine ) MChS, Dip Pod Med, Source Type: blogs

Tuberculosis of the footEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I have recently been asked to comment of a case of Tuberculosis of the foot.I had never come across this condition before. However, after researching the subject discovered some interesting facts. This condition is very rare and can be missed by health professionals, subsequently they can be held accountable for the outcome. Isolated involvement of bone in tuberculous infection is uncommon, and the variable clinical and radiological features may mimic pyogenic osteomyelitis, bone tumor or other inflammatory and neoplastic processes of the synovium. We have reported our experiences with the diagnosis of tuberculosis infecti...
Source: The Stephen Kite Practice - July 11, 2011 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Mr Stephen Kite BSc ( Podiatric Medicine ) MChS, Dip Pod Med, Source Type: blogs

Footprints can play an important role in solving crimesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Footprints are fairly common at crime scenesFootwear marks are found at around 40% of crime scenes. In the United Kingdom, there has been a National Footwear Intelligence and Refererence Database established. They report that , Nike shoes are found most often at crimescenes there, with 60% of the shoeprints coming from this manufacturer. The most commonly encountered shoe was the Nike the Air Max 95. The bloody shoe prints at the crime scene of Nicol Simpson and Ron Goldman matched a size 12 Bruno Magli shoe, a relatively rare Italian-made model. O.J.Simpson wears size 12 shoes, which isn't that common a size. The prosecut...
Source: The Stephen Kite Practice - June 19, 2011 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Mr Stephen Kite BSc ( Podiatric Medicine ) MChS, Dip Pod Med, Source Type: blogs

Neways HealthcareEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Wellness, Nutrition, Health Watch our Video here now ! http://www.newaystv.com/europe/We have joined forces with Healthcare promoters Neways who are a superb company offering an exellent choice of natural ingredients for everyday living.There are many chemical substances contained within the food we eat, what we put on our skin, and contained in the enviroment that can have a detrimental effect on health and wellbeing. These days food that is grown can be contaminated by all sorts of harmful substances and chemicals. Moreover, soil has become less fertile over hundreds of years of over use and over farming, producing less ...
Source: The Stephen Kite Practice - June 11, 2011 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Mr Stephen Kite BSc ( Podiatric Medicine ) MChS, Dip Pod Med, Source Type: blogs

Growing Pains in ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Just have been having to deal with the issue of growing pains in the children. Growing pains in children have a very specific definition – its unexplained pain usually at the back of the knee and upper calf muscles that occurs at night. The cause is thought to be fatigue and sleep related, so is probably a biochemical problem. The real problem with the term growing pains is that any leg pain can (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - May 28, 2011 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Fish Pedicure dangersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Recently there has been a lot of publicity concerning so called Garra rufa, also known as “reddish log suckers,” who are native to Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. There have been concerns in some parts of the USA concerning the use of the same fish to clean the skin of multiple patients may infact transmit infections and have banned the practice. Arielle Fridson writes in the Bloomberg Business Week article July 30, 2010 the following statement :- Using live fish to eat away dead skin in pedicures would be banned in New York State for health and humane reasons under a proposed bill.The procedure, which developed in Turke...
Source: The Stephen Kite Practice - May 25, 2011 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Stephen Kite BSc MChS Dip Pod Med.CH Source Type: blogs

Manipulation for Cuboid SyndromeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cuboid syndrome is an interesting condition with many different understanding about what exactly it is; what causes it; and how to treat it. Everyone seems to have an opinion on cuboid syndrome. Is it a subluxed cuboid? Or is it just a strain of the ligaments about the joints the cuboid is involved in. Opinions are also divided on the value of cuboid manipulation. For some it’s the only treatment (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - April 30, 2011 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Is Forefoot Varus Posting Bad?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Podiatry Update - December 6, 2010 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Vibram FiveFingersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Vibram Five Fingers as an alternative footwear to ‘barefoot’ have been getting a lot of attention, especially from the barefoot/minimalist running community. The anecdotal evidence is accumulating that barefoot running is increasing the injury rate in runners. I have seen predictions and posts that say something like because of ‘barefoot running’ that podiatrists must be ‘shaking in their boots’ (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - December 2, 2010 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

The Foot Posture IndexEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Measurements taken of the foot as part of a biomechanical assessment have been shown to be notoriously unreliable and not that repeatable. When the initial studies started to come out showing that, I wanted to disagree with them as “I” was reliable. That was until I became a participant in these studies and realised just how unreliable I was. When it comes to determining the posture or (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - December 1, 2010 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Foot Orthotics for GolfEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
What do you do with a golfer and the need for foot orthotics? Golf involves a lot of walking, so they need a reasonably firm or rigid pair of foot orthotics to control the foot during that activity (assuming that foot orthotics are indicated). The crucial part of the golf game is the swing. The swing stance involves a reasonable amount of inversion and eversion of teh foot to be done efficiently. (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - August 30, 2010 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

The Cluffy WedgeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
has been getting a bit of attention lately. It was original trademarked by Dr James Clough as a mean to dorsiflex the hallux to help functional hallux limitus. It was first written about in JAPMA. The concept is based on preloading the hallux to get it to load earlier in the stance phase. The biggest effect of this is to bring the windlass mechanism on sooner as it hold the (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - August 25, 2010 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Foot Orthotics and CyclingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cycling represents interesting challenges for podiatric management of problems. First the cycling bike needs to be set up properly to ensure efficient biomechanics and power generation for cycling fast. Any mechanical problem that needs foot orthotics are going to be difficult as there is not a lot of room in the shoe for cycling foot orthotics. Also there is no “swing phase” in the cycling “gait (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - August 23, 2010 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

ChilblainsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
or pernio are interesting when it comes to the textbooks. You hardly see chilblains mentioned. They are really common in the colder climates. I can only assume that the editors of a lot of the text books do not live in climates where chilblains are common?The biggest misconception I see about chilblains is that they are caused by the cold. They are not really caused by cold, but are (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - August 13, 2010 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Foot orthoses or gait retraining for patellofemoral pain?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Its long been held that excessive foot pronation causes the tibia to rotate excessively internally causing a misalignment of the patella and results in patellofemoral pain syndrome or anterior knee pain in runners. Therefore, based on this you use foot orthotics to correct the foot pronation to treat the problem. Two reasonably well conducted RCT’s shows that foot orthotics are successful at that (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - August 7, 2010 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Peroneal TendonitisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Peroneal tendonitis is an uncommon overuse injury that occurs to the peroneal tendons and sheath, usually just above or below the lateral malleolus. I never used to like seeing patients with peroneal tendonitis. They never seem to get better when I treated them and it always puzzled me. It always great when the research you do has an impact on your clinical practice. This is exactly what happened (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - July 9, 2010 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

What’s up with the Weil Osteotomy?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Not doing any surgery I was not up to speed with opinions about this. First there was this blog post condeming it. Then there was a point/counterpoint debate in Podiatry Today, followed by a poll on the Weil Osteotomy on Podiatry Arena. (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - June 4, 2010 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Severs DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A tight calf muscle has often been mentioned as a factor in Sever's Disease or Calcaneal apophysitis in kids. When you examine a lot of these, the calf muscles feel tight. But how do we know that this has anything to do with the casue of this problem? ...we don't. There are 3 explanations:1. The calf muscles are tight and they were a cause of the problem2. The calf muscles are tight, but the (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - April 5, 2010 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Medial Tibial Stress SyndromeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Medial tibial stress syndrome is something that has always bugged me because I do not know exactly what it is. There are many competing theories that are underpinned by some good research as to what the exact pathophysiology of the condition is. Some of the theories are not consistent with each other. One recent idea that has caught my attention is that medial tibial stress syndrome is bone (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - March 27, 2010 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Terminology of hallux rigidus and limitusEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I do get a little frustrated at the confusion surrounding the terminology of these conditions. To me hallux rigidus means just that: i.e. the hallux is rigid (it does not move). Some people use ‘rigidus’ for a reduced range of motion and some use it as another name for osteoarthritis (which obviously most cases of structural hallux limitus have). Also the term hallux limitus is a tad confusing - (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - March 24, 2010 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

The real need in plantar fasciitis treatmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Everyone has their favourite treatment for plantar fasciitis and each technique has its champions claiming that it is the best. How can they all be right?At the end of the day, true plantar fasciitis is due to excessive load in the plantar fascia, so the only way to treat plantar fasciitis successfully in the long term is to reduce that load. I can think of only 2 (maybe 3) ways in which the load (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - March 17, 2010 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

The paradox of sinus tarsi syndromeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Sinus tarsi syndrome is somewhat paradoxical in that it can be caused by inversion, as in an ankle sprain damaging the structures in the sinus tarsi by stretching them; and it can also be caused by eversion, as in a pronated foot with high forces pushing the subtalar joint to end range of motion and causing compression forces at the bony end range of motion. The structures in the sinus tarsi and (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - March 12, 2010 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

More on barefoot runningEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I have previously blogged about barefoot running and how bad research on barefoot running gets reported. Now we have a publication in Nature that has been widely reported in the media and touted by the barefoot running community. The interpretation and use of this research has been so bad, that the authors took the unusual step of posting this disclaimer on their website:There are many (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - February 3, 2010 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

RSS FeedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
For those of you who know what RSS is and have a RSS reader, the RSS feed of this blog is at:http://podiatric.blogspot.com/atom.xmlPlease subscribe to get instant update of posts. (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - January 15, 2010 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Barefoot running and BAD researchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I just do not get how the media react and create headlines from research (well actually, I do get it ... they want to attract readers and sell papers), but they just have to be more responsible. A lot of bloggers fall for the same trap.A few days ago there was some research published that looked at joint torques when running barefoot vs running in running shoes. Some of the headlines that (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - January 6, 2010 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Negative Model ProductionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I much prefer the terminology of Negative Model Production than casting or negative casting. In order to make a foot orthotic, then some sort of volumetric model is needed of the foot. There are so many legitimate ways to do this these days as opposed to in the past when we mostly just had the traditional plaster cast. Some of these other methods are old, but are gaining in popularity (eg foam (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - December 9, 2009 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Manipulation of the footEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The use of manipulation of the foot within podiatry comes in two forms:1) It a philiosophy that the practice is based on. There are a number of podiatrists who use this as a predominant treatment in their practices and claim good success with it. They are sort of like chiropractors of the foot treating subluxations (see: Manipulation).2) It is a useful treatment modality that is just one of many (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - November 18, 2009 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Posterior tibial tendon dysfunctionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This is the primary cause of acquired flat foot in adults. Essentially the underlying pathomechanics is that the posterior tibial tendon and muscle just give up - they can no longer do their job. Why do they give up? My understanding and experience is that all that all those with posterior tibial tendon dysfunction have a medially located subtalar joint axis. If this is the case, then it means (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - October 30, 2009 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

How common is heel pain caused by gout?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This is something that I almost never see, but I have seen others claim that it is common. I recently did a liteature search on 'gout heel pain' and found next to nothing. The best I could find being to use colchicine for a few days as a diagnostic aid.Back to home page (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - October 23, 2009 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Are MBT Shoes Helpful?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Masai Barefoot Technology or MBT shoes are shoes that have been on the market for a while now and have a rocker bottom that is supposed to simulate the natural gait of walking barefoot that is modeled on the Masai people from Africa. The MBT company do make a lot of claims for the benefits of the shoes. They even used to make cliams about treating cellulite (but recently stopped that one). There (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - October 16, 2009 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Podiatry and TwitterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Do you even know what Twitter is? Have you caught up on all the fuss and what its about. There are many podiatrists and Podiatry related organisations on Twitter. See this search for podiatry. For example, Podiatry Arena has its twitter page. For those who have no idea what this is all about there is some good information I found on Twitter.Back to home page (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - October 10, 2009 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

iPhone tool for biomechanical measurementsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
For those who still do measurements as part of your biomechanical assessment (I stopped doing this a long time ago, except for measuring the tibial angle for the lunge test) and you have an iPhone, have you seen the iHandy Carpenter Tool (search for it at iTunes). It’s a cool way to do your measurements. It works really well for the Lung Test. (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - October 7, 2009 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Jones fractureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I came across this little gem from 1902:"SOME months ago, whilst dancing, I trod on the outer sideof my foot, my heel at the moment being off the ground. Some-thing gave way midway down my foot, and I at once suspected arupture of the peroneus longus tendon. By the help of a friend I managed to walk to my cab, a distance of over 300 or 400 yards.The following morning I carefully examined my foot (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - September 8, 2009 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Secrets of Usain Bolt's successEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
After Usain's tremendous success and world record at the 100 meters in Berlin, Germany the BBC tries to evaluate exactly how he does it?http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/8205753.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8206760.stm (Source: The Stephen Kite Practice)
Source: The Stephen Kite Practice - August 17, 2009 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Stephen Kite BSc MChS Dip Pod Med.CH Source Type: blogs

Barefoot RunningEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I am not opposed to the barefoot running movement. It just some of the promotors of barefoot running that I have a problem with. They are like religious zealots that are fanatical about the whole concept of barefoot running. They use nonsensical non-scientific mumbo jumbo to support what they do. They twist research to make it sound like it supports their cause. They dismiss research that is (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - August 14, 2009 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

MASS Foot Position Theory for Foot OrthoticsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
MASS foot orthotic position theory has been proposed by Ed Glaser, DPM from Sole Supports Inc. MASS stands for Maximum Arch Subtalar Supination. It is a position of the foot that is much more supinated than the traditional subtalar joint neutral position, but also maintains the forefoot on the ground (no varus or valgus captured). Ed advocates the use of semi-weightbearing foam box as opposed to (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - August 7, 2009 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

Laser treatment for toenail fungusEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This is an interesting one to blog about, but has everything to do with innovation and bringing products to the market. The laser treatment for toenail fungus (onychomycosis) is a recent innovation. The clinical trials are underway and no results are yet available. However, many clinics are beginning to widely use and tout this treatment. All the evidence for it is the testimonials and (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - July 24, 2009 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs

The MOSI Foot OrthoticsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
If the foot is abnormally pronating and causing problems, there is only one way it can be stopped. It has to be stopped by the use of a force on the medial side of the assumed subtalar joint axis. While this makes intuitive sense, the problem arises as the position of the axis varies substantially. There are clinical tests that can tell us where the axis is, so we can work out where the force (Source: Podiatry Update)
Source: Podiatry Update - July 24, 2009 Category: Chiropodists Authors: Craig Source Type: blogs