What’s No. #1 on the Back to School list?
Good footwear of course! it doesn’t matter if its kinder garden, high school, college or University. Their feet are the foundation of their performance. Below is an interview I did on Rogers Television in Brantford 12 years ago, the subject matter was Children’s Feet pertaining to end-of-summer and back-to-school footwear purchases. As always during “Inside […]
Time For New Wheels
Many of you have heard me lament, I’ve been overdue for new shoes for a considerable while. So finally, After work a few of weeks ago, I barged into our local shoe store in Brantford just at closing time (apologies to all the staff at “Al’s Shoe Factory”) for a little game of speed shopping. […]
Got Squeaky Orthotics?
This can be an annoying symptom of having orthotics, but it’s not a sign that they are poorly made or somehow defective. Frequently we hear complaints about orthotics squeaking and creaking in shoes. This short video demonstrates how loud they can be and how instantly they can be silenced. This situation illustrates that no matter […]
Ready for Sandal Season?
Ok I know I’m jumping the gun a bit here in southern Ontario. This is intended to be more reflective, as we change seasons and dig out last year’s footwear. As anyone who knows me will testify, I’m not really much of a slave to seasonal fashion( or any sort of fashion for that matter). […]
Sever’s disease is a common childhood and early teenage affliction, what causes it?
Today’s topic arises from a question from a patient regarding our last blog and the appearance of a lovely young lady with a very sore posterior heel. Sever’s Disease may considered an old fashioned term, and rightly so since it was first described in 1912 by J W Sever. Calcaneal Apophysitis may be more appropriate […]
What are the five key things to consider when buying a good stable shoe?
How to buy new shoe and what to look for has been a topic of conversation with patients for the past 35 years of my professional career. The reason we spend so much time on the subject of footwear is that without good stable footwear as a foundation, any efforts we make to improve on […]
Finally an Orthotic friendly sandal for men
For years our female patients have had the ability to purchase comfortable stable sandals with removable insole to accept their custom functional orthotics. Not since the disappearance of BITE sandals has the same been possible for males. Well, it would appear that now has changed! Today I had a patient return for a check-up and […]
Holiday Gift Ideas
This year if you really want to show Grandma or Grandpa you really care and want them to be a vital active part of your life for years to come, don’t, I repeat DO NOT buy them slippers, no matter how cute they (the slippers) might look. If you have already given in to temptation […]
The world Heavy Weight Champion
First stop on our promised review of some suitable footwear models The Heavy Weight Contender. The Brooks Beast and Ariel; men’s and women’s shoes respectively, are now on its 20th model and has been a “solid” performer (yes the pun was intended)! This has been a terrific stability shoe for lager patients, for both walking and running for […]