Foot Pain – Lifestyle Changes

After assisting a patient with several musculoskeletal concerns over the years, I received a new request that helped me recognize a recurring pattern among similar requests from other patients. He was requesting assistance in obtaining custom orthotic shoe inserts for foot pain. Shoe orthotics is an intervention that, over the years, I have developed an…

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Shoe Soles: Stiff Rocker Bottom Sole versus Flexible Sole “Barefoot”

There are many things to consider when selecting shoes, including comfort, injury and energy expenditure. Arnie Davis a Certified Pedorthotist has coined the term shoes with rocker bottom soles are the proverbial “aspirin” for chronic foot problems. A rocker sole shoe is recommended to help manage a number of painful injuries including: low back pain;…

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