All too often I have patients (especially runners!!) present to my office with foot or leg pain and bags of shoes and orthotics which are not helping. Why?
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Will orthotics fix your knee pain? Probably not. When they do help it most likely comes from changing the way you are running, not a true biomechanical “correction”
There is insufficient evidence to support the use of insoles or foot orthoses as either a treatment for LBP or in the prevention of LBP was the conclusion
Even though this is a 3 year old article from the press (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/health/nutrition/18best.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0) it reminds us that there is no scientific based research or evidence to support the
Barefoot running seems to be getting a lot of attention in the media again for some reason. There have been reports of minimalist shoes being on the decline
I routinely have runners present to our office demanding orthotics for their shoes. Even more common is the request for replacement orthotics. The question is: Should they even
Many of you have seen the commercials for Dr. Scholl’s computerized scanner that evaluates your foot and tells you what insert you should be buying for your shoes.
by Nicholas A Campitelli DPM FACFAS Originally appeared in Podiatry Today. http://www.podiatrytoday.com/blogged/questioning-our-reliance-motion-control-running-shoes I recently lectured at the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine on New Paradigms in
After waiting months to see Ryan Hall compete in the Olympic Marathon, it was heartbreaking to see him walk off after running 10 miles. Months, or you could
The debate continues amongst medical professionals, podiatrists, runners, and the media as to “should we be running with supportive shoes with motion control?” For years the norm has
