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Top of Foot Pain in Runners
Written on 22 Jan, 2012 at 0:19 in Orthopedics, Sports Medicine | viewed 16 views times | 0 Comments
With the increased popularity of barefoot or minimalist running, there is an increased incidence of and injury that is being label TOFP (Top of Foot Pain) on many forums and blogs. There are a number of causes of pain on... (Continue reading)
Diagnosing a Baxters Nerve Entrapment
Written on 7 Jan, 2012 at 19:18 in Orthopedics | viewed 61 views times | 0 Comments
This can be challenging and often mimic plantar fasciitis, and can actually be caused by plantar fasciitis. Baxters neuritis is an entrapment of a branch of the lateral plantar nerve that innervates the abductor digiti minimi muscle. It has been... (Continue reading)
The Foot Posture Index
Written on 5 Dec, 2010 at 17:59 in Orthopedics | viewed 1,365 views times | 0 Comments
Most of the measurements that are carried out as part of a biomechanical assessment have been shown in a number of research projects to be unrepeatable. There are also the issues of which measurements are more important, such as the... (Continue reading)
What exactly is sinus tarsi syndrome?
Written on 4 Apr, 2010 at 2:52 in Orthopedics | viewed 2,835 views times | 0 Comments
Just what is sinus tarsi syndrome? What is the pathological process inovled in it. An article in German in 2008 with English abstract reported that: We looked for mechanical and functional macroscopic structures in the canalis and sinus tarsi that... (Continue reading)
Should we classify plantar fasciitis treatments into two categories?
Written on 25 Mar, 2010 at 1:04 in Orthopedics | viewed 1,333 views times | 0 Comments
True plantar fasciitis is due to an overload in the plantar fascia, so the logical way to treat plantar fasciitis is to reduce that load. It could be assumed that any treatment is likely to fail long term if this... (Continue reading)
Debunking clinical biomechanics theories
Written on 12 Dec, 2009 at 18:24 in Orthopedics | viewed 1,621 views times | 0 Comments
There are many theories that underpin the clinical use of foot orthotics. Each new theory that comes along is conisdered the greatest by the originator of the theory and the make extraordinary claims for it. On Podiatry Arena a number... (Continue reading)
Cuboid Manipulation
Written on 3 Nov, 2009 at 17:33 in Orthopedics | viewed 2,986 views times | 0 Comments
Cuboid manipulation and mobilisation is probably a key part of the management of cuboid syndrome. Cuboid syndrome tends to occur when an unstable cuboid is rotated out of its position between the calcaneus and fifith metatarsal by the pull of... (Continue reading)
Heel Pain in Gout
Written on 22 Oct, 2009 at 19:30 in Orthopedics | viewed 1,144 views times | 0 Comments
Heel pain caused by gout is not common or is very common depending on who you talk to. Any atypical or typical heel pain that does not respond to the standard treatments should consider gout in the many differential diagnosis’s... (Continue reading)
Functional Hallux Limitus
Written on 13 Sep, 2009 at 4:12 in Orthopedics | viewed 3,323 views times | 0 Comments
Is functional hallux limitus primary (as in sagittal plane theory) or is functional hallux limitus secondary (as in Root theory)? There is no answer and the debate between the two points of view has been going on for over a... (Continue reading)
Factors assoicated with plantar fasciitis
Written on 12 Sep, 2009 at 4:38 in Orthopedics, Sports Medicine | viewed 2,437 views times | 0 Comments
This retrospective case control study in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine on Biomechanical and anatomic factors associated with a history of plantar fasciitis in female runners concluded that: A significantly greater maximum instantaneous load rate was found in the... (Continue reading)