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Opioid Addiction
Opioid Addiction

Opioid Addiction Stories – being on the front line of managing patients with opioid addictionOpioid addiction

Opioid and heroin addiction is unfortunately all too common, and this addiction is mean.   It changes people in a way that is almost incomprehensible.  In my practice, I’m confronted every day with decisio...

Lateral Sole Wedge Inserts for Osteoarthritis of the Medial Compartment of the Knee
Lateral Sole Wedge Inserts for Osteoarthritis of the Medial Compartment of the Knee

Can a Lateral Sole Wedge Insert be worn with a Prescription Orthotic?Lateral Sole Wedge Insoles

Lateral Sole Wedge Inserts are used and recommended to limit supination of the foot. Excessive supination leads to biomechanical overload of the medial knee making patients prone to early-onset osteoarthritis of the knee. By lim...

Carbon graphite insoles and gait
Carbon graphite insoles and gait

Levers, rockers and carbon graphite insoles

Part 3 – Putting it all together

In part 1 of this conversation I presented a common customer question:  can I wear just one carbon fiber insole?  I briefly discussed gait and how a carbon fiber insole may affect gait.  In part 2 of this conversation, I ...

Carbon Graphite Shoe Inserts – can I use a single insert or are they better as a pair?
Carbon Graphite Shoe Inserts – can I use a single insert or are they better as a pair?

How do carbon graphite insoles affect gait?Gait analysis

Part 1 – Legs and levers

A common question that we hear from customers is whether a carbon graphite shoe insole can be used as a single shoe solution or should they purchase as a pair to balance gait. Does a single carbon graphite insert effect gait in ...

Toe Walkers - treatment options
Toe Walkers - treatment options

Toe Walkingtoe walker

Toe walking describes gait in which the heel may only partially touch the ground.  Toe walking is most common in young, early walkers between the ages of 1 and 5 years of age.  Let’s take a look at the causes of toe walking and treatment options.

What causes toe walking?

Toe walking...