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  1. kevin miller
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    Windlass mechanism not main stiffener of the foot at push off !

    Here is something for you to noodle on..... When I was working on my masters and doctorate, I worked in the gross lab and for three years was able...
    Post by: kevin miller, Jul 26, 2020 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  2. kevin miller
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    Windlass mechanism not main stiffener of the foot at push off !

    LOL... Agree with you RE the towel exercises. Not all that functional. My favorite ther-ex for cases that require significant rehab is walking...
    Post by: kevin miller, Jul 22, 2020 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  3. kevin miller
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    Windlass mechanism not main stiffener of the foot at push off !

    Post by: kevin miller, Jul 22, 2020 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  4. kevin miller
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    Windlass mechanism not main stiffener of the foot at push off !

    Good luck to them, I hope people listen. What he is describing is biotensegrity, a view that some of us have been talking about for years, only...
    Post by: kevin miller, Jul 20, 2020 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  5. kevin miller
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    Pronation Protocol Overview - A Chiropractor's Perspective

    Dieter, I agree with your assessment that traditional PT for foot conditions has proven largely ineffective for the reasons you state. To expand...
    Post by: kevin miller, Sep 26, 2016 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  6. kevin miller
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    Pronation Protocol Overview - A Chiropractor's Perspective

    Dieter, Our thinking on this subject is similar, and while much of the Tissue Stress Model borders on self-evident, I think there is subtle...
    Post by: kevin miller, Sep 24, 2016 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  7. kevin miller
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    Pronation Protocol Overview - A Chiropractor's Perspective

    If we are candid, foot and gait mechanics is poorly understood by MOST clinicians of any stripe. Medical training is shallow in the area of...
    Post by: kevin miller, Sep 23, 2016 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  8. kevin miller
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    Physical Therapists VS Chiropractors: Who is Better???

    It isn't that simple..... The divide here is huge and there is a huge diversity in education. I work in the student medical clinic of a major...
    Post by: kevin miller, Apr 8, 2016 in forum: Break Room
  9. kevin miller
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    Searching for a paper.......

    Thanks, Craig....
    Post by: kevin miller, Apr 1, 2016 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  10. kevin miller
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    Searching for a paper.......

    All, I am looking for a paper I believe I first saw here..... I can't recall title or author, but the topic was interesting enough that...
    Thread by: kevin miller, Apr 1, 2016, 2 replies, in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  11. kevin miller
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    Patent granted for a "foot orthotic"!

    Hey David..... all is well. Like the rest of you just trying to survive universal healthcare in America. Though it is odd how many patients...
    Post by: kevin miller, Nov 10, 2015 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  12. kevin miller
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    Patent granted for a "foot orthotic"!

    Good grief.......it is a "British Foot Leveler"! see www.footlevelers.com ...... find the tab "three arch advantage". It is sad, but this...
    Post by: kevin miller, Nov 5, 2015 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  13. kevin miller
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    Is Pelvic Upslip possible

    I don't disagree with much you are saying here....asymmetry IS normal, and "good" alignment is what makes patient motion efficient and pain-free....
    Post by: kevin miller, Apr 14, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  14. kevin miller
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    Is Pelvic Upslip possible

    Dr. Dubois, Can you explain what you meant in your post? On one hand you seem to be saying you don't "believe" that an upslip can happen, but...
    Post by: kevin miller, Apr 14, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  15. kevin miller
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    Is Pelvic Upslip possible

    David, I see an upslip a couple of times a year, maybe less. The parameters I use for confirming the DX include prone short leg in knee...
    Post by: kevin miller, Apr 8, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  16. kevin miller
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    eSole Custom Footbeds - Clever Marketing To Suckers Or A Better Option

    Yes, I know how soft a durometer of 45 is, but I didn't realize they were selling that as a high-performance insole for bikers!! KM
    Post by: kevin miller, Jul 7, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  17. kevin miller
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    eSole Custom Footbeds - Clever Marketing To Suckers Or A Better Option

    Where can I find out more info on eSoles? I assume some of you have seen these inserts. Can you tell me a little about their construction that...
    Post by: kevin miller, Jul 2, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  18. kevin miller
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    Biotensegrity and Mechanical Analysis

    Simon, go to this web site: http://www.uweb.engr.washington.edu/research/tutorials/mechproperties.html It has a comparison of non-bilogical...
    Post by: kevin miller, Jun 17, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  19. kevin miller
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    Biotensegrity and Mechanical Analysis

    Simon.... Snelson, Ingber and Steve are the REAL experts. I am a pseudo-expert :-) I was trying to stay on the fringes of this since this is...
    Post by: kevin miller, Jun 17, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  20. kevin miller
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    Biotensegrity and Mechanical Analysis

    Simon, See Steve's post. I do not know how to copy an equation or image and past it on a post like you are doing, but if you google what I...
    Post by: kevin miller, Jun 17, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  21. kevin miller
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    Biotensegrity and Mechanical Analysis

    Simon, That still won't work. Please google Non-Newtonian mechanics, viscoelastic materials. You will find a multitude of articles that refer to...
    Post by: kevin miller, Jun 17, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  22. kevin miller
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    Biotensegrity and Mechanical Analysis

    Simon, I looked at this again and have a question. Am I reading this wrong or do the pots, springs, etc all have a straight line stress/strain...
    Post by: kevin miller, Jun 17, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  23. kevin miller
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    Biotensegrity and Mechanical Analysis

    That might work Simon. Give me a couple of days to work on it. Kevin M.
    Post by: kevin miller, Jun 17, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  24. kevin miller
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    Biotensegrity and Mechanical Analysis

    Dave, Yes th input forces are equal, but what I think Dr Levin is pointing out is that the reaction is not equal in the case of viscoelastic...
    Post by: kevin miller, Jun 17, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  25. kevin miller
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    Biotensegrity and Mechanical Analysis

    Hi Kevin K. I wondered if you were following this. I wrote to Dr. levin to make sure I was on the same page as him after my last post. He said...
    Post by: kevin miller, Jun 17, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  26. kevin miller
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    Biotensegrity and Mechanical Analysis

    David, I am not answering for Dr. Levin, but what I think he was refering to is the characteristic of a viscoelastic material to transfer and or...
    Post by: kevin miller, Jun 16, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  27. kevin miller
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    Biotensegrity and Mechanical Analysis

    Eric, Followig is Dr Levin's reply. I believe I have your comments in itallics. Pardon me if I get something wrong: There are many non...
    Post by: kevin miller, Jun 15, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  28. kevin miller
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    Biotensegrity and Mechanical Analysis

    Eric, Dr. Levin will see your response and I will gladly let him reply. In reference to one of your statements: Why can't you model bone...
    Post by: kevin miller, Jun 14, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  29. kevin miller
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    Biotensegrity and Mechanical Analysis

    To all, In response to Eric's post, I offer a private e-mail from Dr Steve Levin to me. I thought he made excellent points and I asked if I...
    Post by: kevin miller, Jun 13, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  30. kevin miller
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    Exploring Turvey's paper on Action and perception at the level of synergies

    Gentlemen, I am not sure this article can be used in any way to further the conversation. I only include it to show that Tensegrity is being...
    Post by: kevin miller, May 29, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  31. kevin miller
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    Exploring Turvey's paper on Action and perception at the level of synergies

    Eric, Working out a better definition is what I was hoping you would help with. I have gathered so much detail that I am having a hard time...
    Post by: kevin miller, May 26, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  32. kevin miller
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    Exploring Turvey's paper on Action and perception at the level of synergies

    Eric, Stanley, Along out theme that "stabdard" mechanics cannot explain everything we see and your addition of weight lifting, I give you a...
    Post by: kevin miller, May 25, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  33. kevin miller
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    Exploring Turvey's paper on Action and perception at the level of synergies

    Kevin, eric, Stanley, Mart, others, Eric and Kevin have made me think a little the last few days about why there is such resistance to a...
    Post by: kevin miller, May 24, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  34. kevin miller
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    Exploring Turvey's paper on Action and perception at the level of synergies

    Martin, I went to those links and were able to pull them up. On the ingber site, it is a simple click on the paper. On the Levin site, got to...
    Post by: kevin miller, May 23, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  35. kevin miller
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    Ankle dorsiflexion causes lumbar pain

    David S. Go ahead and mobilize the ankle. You are not going to increase the back pain and you may very well reduce the numbeness in his toes....
    Post by: kevin miller, May 22, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  36. kevin miller
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    Exploring Turvey's paper on Action and perception at the level of synergies

    Kevin K., I am aking this again because I may not ahve been clear on what I WAS asking.. Given the parameters weh ahve set out, how would YOu...
    Post by: kevin miller, May 22, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  37. kevin miller
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    Exploring Turvey's paper on Action and perception at the level of synergies

    Kevin K, This is reasonable and makes sense. In fact, I asked myseldf the same question. I'll tell you what I am doing now and i would...
    Post by: kevin miller, May 21, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  38. kevin miller
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    Exploring Turvey's paper on Action and perception at the level of synergies

    Eric, kevin, I beg to differ with you about using majic in exchange for tensegrity. As far as I know, I can't measure magic, nor can I see it...
    Post by: kevin miller, May 21, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  39. kevin miller
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    Exploring Turvey's paper on Action and perception at the level of synergies

    I'm not sure Mart,. I have always just been able download anything from Levin and I have gotten a couple of things frim Ingber by simply double...
    Post by: kevin miller, May 21, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  40. kevin miller
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    Exploring Turvey's paper on Action and perception at the level of synergies

    David, I've got to think about this one for a while. The original tensegrity...biotensegrity...evolved over millions of years with gravity as...
    Post by: kevin miller, May 20, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
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