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  1. Orthican
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    Vertical forces produce horizontal progression

    Thanks for replying. Then with all you have said perhaps this site should be ADVERTIZED as podiatrist \ foot professional ONLY and stated very...
    Post by: Orthican, Jan 17, 2019 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  2. Orthican
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    Vertical forces produce horizontal progression

    Simon, Why is it such a bad thing that someone wants to learn? :ie scotfoot? My understanding from before was that you are an educator? Surely...
    Post by: Orthican, Jan 17, 2019 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  3. Orthican
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    Physical Therapy May Not Help with Ankle sprains

    Sorry for that duplication. What I was going to say was I see many many sprains and it might serve to make better sense when these studies are...
    Post by: Orthican, Nov 25, 2016 in forum: General Issues and Discussion Forum
  4. Orthican
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    Physical Therapy May Not Help with Ankle sprains

    Post by: Orthican, Nov 24, 2016 in forum: General Issues and Discussion Forum
  5. Orthican
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    Top Podiatrist in The World

    You can pay to manipulate: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-doctor-questions-online-rating-website-ratemds-1.3416530
    Post by: Orthican, Jun 13, 2016 in forum: Break Room
  6. Orthican
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    Vasyli medical products

    Good day I wanted to provide Terry an update to my use of the "sensitive feet" product with the glidesoft technology. I have been quite...
    Post by: Orthican, Oct 16, 2015 in forum: Diabetic Foot & Wound Management
  7. Orthican
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    So, how do we study foot orthoses?

    Well, your question was how do we study foot orthoses effects in daily practice? I feel the first thing that is important is finding out more...
    Post by: Orthican, Jul 28, 2015 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  8. Orthican
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    So, how do we study foot orthoses?

    Just a thought on subject: Might be silly but it struck me as plausible. What about having all the groups studied in the same shoes? The...
    Post by: Orthican, Jul 27, 2015 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  9. Orthican
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    So, how do we study foot orthoses?

    Has your profession ever considered doing a practice analysis? They are valuable when overal nationwide practices and procedures are to be...
    Post by: Orthican, Jul 27, 2015 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  10. Orthican
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    Prescribing Orthoses: Has Tissue Stress Theory Supplanted Root Theory?

    Well I'm glad you were able to help that person. However he is not me is he? what he knew and what I know will likely not be the same. And I hate...
    Post by: Orthican, Jun 13, 2015 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  11. Orthican
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    Prescribing Orthoses: Has Tissue Stress Theory Supplanted Root Theory?

    I do not like to feed narcissists but in this case I will make the exception due to some of the things said.. According to your note there...
    Post by: Orthican, Jun 10, 2015 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  12. Orthican
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    Prescribing Orthoses: Has Tissue Stress Theory Supplanted Root Theory?

    Post by: Orthican, Jun 10, 2015 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  13. Orthican
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    Prescribing Orthoses: Has Tissue Stress Theory Supplanted Root Theory?

    And the thread was about: Prescribing Orthoses: Has Tissue Stress Theory Supplanted Root Theory? And now the topic is about drhunt.......
    Post by: Orthican, Jun 9, 2015 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  14. Orthican
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    Prescribing Orthoses: Has Tissue Stress Theory Supplanted Root Theory?

    You would be assuming a lot then. I do not believe medial compartment osteoarthritis to be a frontal plane problem. However, to address the...
    Post by: Orthican, Jun 9, 2015 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  15. Orthican
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    Prescribing Orthoses: Has Tissue Stress Theory Supplanted Root Theory?

    This is excellent. Could not agree more. I have watched this and worked on this but have never had it explained. Thankyou. :drinks
    Post by: Orthican, Jun 4, 2015 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  16. Orthican
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    Prescribing Orthoses: Has Tissue Stress Theory Supplanted Root Theory?

    Great discussion I agree with you Eric and to the part I bolded from your post Eric: I suppose the heel would be placed in the position of...
    Post by: Orthican, May 22, 2015 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  17. Orthican
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    Pressures to breakdown skin

    That is a very good explanation thankyou. It makes me think about the relaxation demand to get flow of the vascular and if there is a connection...
    Post by: Orthican, Jan 26, 2015 in forum: Diabetic Foot & Wound Management
  18. Orthican
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    Pressures to breakdown skin

    Not offhand at the moment. But it does happen. Partial spinal chord lesions can set up a scenario like that. One side will have lost propriception...
    Post by: Orthican, Jan 23, 2015 in forum: Diabetic Foot & Wound Management
  19. Orthican
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    Pressures to breakdown skin

    So from what I can see what we can say for sure is that we know what the normal uncomplicated average adult tissue will do under a certain...
    Post by: Orthican, Jan 22, 2015 in forum: Diabetic Foot & Wound Management
  20. Orthican
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    Pressures to breakdown skin

    I want to thank everyone that contributed thus far to this information. I have a few things to now read and will come back with any thoughts.....
    Post by: Orthican, Jan 19, 2015 in forum: Diabetic Foot & Wound Management
  21. Orthican
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    Pressures to breakdown skin

    Thankyou Eric Yes the size of the sensor is something I was aware could skew what I was seeing to what might be actually happening. As always I...
    Post by: Orthican, Jan 19, 2015 in forum: Diabetic Foot & Wound Management
  22. Orthican
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    Pressures to breakdown skin

    Good day all, I am in need of the great minds here to help with obtaining some information if I may ask. I have information that...
    Thread by: Orthican, Jan 15, 2015, 19 replies, in forum: Diabetic Foot & Wound Management
  23. Orthican
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    Midtarsal Joint thinking 2015

    Just the silly orthotist thinking here but to me stability in the foot is an instantanous one. A dynamic structure like the foot has stability...
    Post by: Orthican, Jan 14, 2015 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  24. Orthican
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    AFO for foot drop

    In the information you supplied when asking about an AFO you indicated "head injury". With an upper motor neuron lesion there can be mild or...
    Post by: Orthican, Dec 22, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  25. Orthican
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    Who is allowed to prescribe foot orthotics?

    You can disagree. But I think you may have missed my point. A good practitoner employs a design\materials that does NOT hinder but in fact helps....
    Post by: Orthican, Dec 12, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  26. Orthican
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    Who is allowed to prescribe foot orthotics?

    I was always of the belief that poor clinical results are more to do with the practitioner than what products or materials they use. In other...
    Post by: Orthican, Dec 12, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  27. Orthican
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    Is It Unethical to Prescribe Orthoses for Children with Asymptomatic Flatfoot Deformity?

    One last thing I will add is that depending on where you reside the simple act of writing the script yourself and then filling it are in itself a...
    Post by: Orthican, Dec 11, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  28. Orthican
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    Is It Unethical to Prescribe Orthoses for Children with Asymptomatic Flatfoot Deformity?

    To the impetus of the thread and asking the question of "is it ethical to provide podiatric devices to the asymptomatic child" I will also offer...
    Post by: Orthican, Dec 8, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  29. Orthican
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    Is It Unethical to Prescribe Orthoses for Children with Asymptomatic Flatfoot Deformity?

    Great discussion The other point to make is that which is the elephant in the room. How do these asymptomatic children end up in our offices?...
    Post by: Orthican, Dec 2, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  30. Orthican
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    Why there should be an IQ test before you are allowed to use Facebook

    ???charge a phone in a microwave??.....Bwahahahaha! OMG!
    Post by: Orthican, Oct 15, 2014 in forum: Break Room
  31. Orthican
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    Vasyli medical products

    Hi I would like to thank you Terry for sending me the samples of this sensitive feet orthotic. I am impressed with the follow through. I will...
    Post by: Orthican, Oct 10, 2014 in forum: Diabetic Foot & Wound Management
  32. Orthican
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    Vasyli medical products

    No problem!:drinks I should have given it more time for you to respond but I guess I just get used to trying to get things happening fairly...
    Post by: Orthican, Sep 26, 2014 in forum: Diabetic Foot & Wound Management
  33. Orthican
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    Vasyli medical products

    No message yet regarding trial. I will take that as a no then. Thanks for the information though!
    Post by: Orthican, Sep 22, 2014 in forum: Diabetic Foot & Wound Management
  34. Orthican
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    Are Custom Foot Orthoses Analogous to Orthodontic Braces, or Not?

    I feel it might be worth noting for sake of the argument also that the use of dental bracing is temporary. 18 months or so. And even while...
    Post by: Orthican, Sep 11, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  35. Orthican
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    Podiatry Arena is now 10 years old!

    Congratulations on 10 years of such a wonderful site. My mind is forever changed because of it and I am grateful for it! all the best Todd
    Post by: Orthican, Sep 11, 2014 in forum: Podiatry Arena Help, Suggestions and Comments
  36. Orthican
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    Vasyli medical products

    Thankyou TC for replying. So the forefoot zone is heat moldable? I was told by the rep that it was not due to the elastisized bands? Does...
    Post by: Orthican, Sep 6, 2014 in forum: Diabetic Foot & Wound Management
  37. Orthican
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    Is Gait Dysfunction a Symptom, or an Objective Finding?

    Hi For us in my world we use the term gait "anomaly" then describe the anomaly. Dysfunction is used but more infrequently but still dysfunction...
    Post by: Orthican, Sep 5, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  38. Orthican
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    Vasyli medical products

    Thanks for the replies guys! As to the thickness I'm ok with that as we tend to fit extra depth anyway in order to accomadate the tri lam...
    Post by: Orthican, Sep 4, 2014 in forum: Diabetic Foot & Wound Management
  39. Orthican
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    Vasyli medical products

    Good day all I had a recent trip to Halifax for a CAPO conference and was looking at a product called "Sensitive Feet Orthotic" that is put out...
    Thread by: Orthican, Sep 3, 2014, 17 replies, in forum: Diabetic Foot & Wound Management
  40. Orthican
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    Effects of Custom-Made Rigid Foot Orthosis on Pes Planus in Children Over 6 Years Old

    Mental indeed! Robin it appears the arch correctors are writing again. LOL
    Post by: Orthican, Jul 15, 2014 in forum: Pediatrics
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