How Video Gait Analysis Helps Fine-Tune Orthotics and Improve Recovery
A Real Case from Our Brantford Podiatry Clinic Sometimes, it’s not the dramatic changes that make the biggest difference in patient outcomes—it’s the precise, measured adjustments guided by the right tools. We had a great reminder of this recently in our Brantford clinic while reviewing a patient using our advanced video gait analysis system. Tracking […]
When Should You Have Bunion Surgery?
“Do I need bunion surgery?” This is easily one of the most common questions we hear in practice—and the answer is rarely simple. In fact, it’s highly individual and often depends on who you ask. Surgeons may be inclined to view surgery as the definitive solution to structural problems. On the other hand, non-surgical practitioners […]
Continuing Education Is Part of Who We Are
It’s been a couple of years since I last was on the Podiatry lecture circuit. This past weekend I had the pleasure of delivering a presentation on the benefits of video gate analysis in podiatric practice. This incredible diagnostic tool has helped us educate, diagnose and treat thousands of patients with greater success over the […]
Blister: Understanding Prevention and Treatment
To Treat and ultimately Prevent Blisters we first have to understand what causes them and then use this information to head them off at the pass.(yes Grammarly raised the digital eyebrows at that analogy too!) Blisters are defined as: a small bubble on the skin filled with serum and caused by friction, burning, or other damage. […]
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 […]