Orthotics and Orthopeadics tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1250480 2008-07-10T09:25:32-07:00 Foot care and products. TypePad Why Support the Three Arches of the Foot? tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-54446 2010-01-29T12:00:32-07:00 2010-01-29T12:00:07-07:00 The feet are the foundation of support for the pelvis and spine. They provide the necessary stability to perform daily activities. Central to the success of the pedal foundation is its arched structure, which is actually a complex of three bony arches: the medial longitudinal arch, the lateral longitudinal arch and the anterior transverse (metatarsal) arch. By Mark Charrette, DC The feet are the foundation of support for the pelvis and spine. They provide the necessary stability to perform daily activities. Central to the success of the pedal foundation is its arched structure, which is actually a complex of three bony arches: the medial longitudinal arch, the lateral longitudinal arch and the anterior transverse (metatarsal) arch. How to Help Your Female Patients Understand the Need for Orthotics tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-54372 2009-12-16T12:00:32-07:00 2009-12-16T12:00:07-07:00 Women are different from men not only in structure and biomechanics, but also in the way they make purchasing decisions. Therefore, when you recommend flexible, custom-made stabilizing orthotics to your female patients, it's important to follow these three guidelines: address women's special needs, target your message to women, and provide valuable, detailed information. By Mark Charrette, DC Women are different from men not only in structure and biomechanics, but also in the way they make purchasing decisions. Therefore, when you recommend flexible, custom-made stabilizing orthotics to your female patients, it's important to follow these three guidelines: address women's special needs, target your message to women, and provide valuable, detailed information. How to Increase Proprioception and Improve Your Clinical Outcomes, Part 2 tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-54309 2009-11-18T12:00:32-07:00 2009-11-18T12:00:07-07:00 It appears that manual techniques decrease potentially destructive compensatory movement patterns, but also increase the quality and quantity of sensory information supplied to the central nervous system, which has a facilitating effect on the vestibular system and may even block a chronic pain pattern. This may be theoretically accomplished by stimulating the faster AB fibers that close the gate to the slower fibers responsible for pain transmission. By Manuel Duarte, DC, DABCO, DACBSP, CSCS It appears that manual techniques decrease potentially destructive compensatory movement patterns, but also increase the quality and quantity of sensory information supplied to the central nervous system, which has a facilitating effect on the vestibular system and may even block a chronic pain pattern. This may be theoretically accomplished by stimulating the faster AB fibers that close the gate to the slower fibers responsible for pain transmission.