Lower Extremity Review
collaborative care builds better outcomesGuest Perspective National Biomechanics Day 2024 to Build On 2023 International Growth Hello Biomechanists Worldwide…As we prepare for National Biomechanics Day (NBD) April 3,2024, we thought a recap of last year’s event in...
Publisher Memo 2020’s Struggles Shine Light on New Opportunities—for LER and Readers By Rich Dubin, Publisher So much has happened, I don’t even know where to begin. This is time for reflection and appreciation for where we have been and where we are going. All our...
There is no question that walking is generally a good form of exercise. However, it is not always appropriate during all phases of pregnancy, nor does it adequately prepare a woman for delivery or the fourth ‘Tornado’ Trimester. Long gone are the days of no lifting and putting your feet up during pregnancy. Pregnancy is the time to ‘train’ for a postnatal marathon that will last several years in a sleep-deprived state.
By Tracie Smith-Beyak
The answer is Yes and here is how to tune it. Standing upright: step-by-step instructions. Whenever I have the chance, I enjoy observing people’s standing posture while waiting for a bus at the NYC Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City.
By Dalia Zwick, PT, PhD – Images created by the author
Have you ever asked yourself this simple question: why do we measure and analyze gait? Overall, the answers will revolve around the same ideas: to gauge the functional status of a person; to follow-up the natural history of a disease; to determine immediate or long-term treatment requirement and effects.
By Arnaud Gouelle, PhD, and Patrick Roscher, MS
While researching the history of gait analysis to prepare for this issue, the parable of the blind men and the elephant kept coming to mind. The ancient story is of a group of blind men who have never seen an elephant. On encountering a live elephant, they each touch a different part of the large mammal and come away thinking they know what it is.
As a practicing podiatrist for 40 years, I have seen thousands of patients. About 33 years ago, I became frustrated with the fact that although many of my patients responded to conventional treatment, many did not, and I wanted to know why. To me, this was the missing link in improving my percentage of successful outcomes.
By Robert Kornfeld, D.P.M.
Some years it’s hard to say good-bye…and then there’s 2020. We’re sure we’re not the only ones happy to see it in the rearview mirror. But to just drive away is to ignore the words of Socrates, who rightfully said…
By Janice T. Radak, Editor, and Rich Dubin, Publisher
I write in response to the September 2020 LER article, “Overlooked Arch in the Foot Is Key to its Evolution and Function,” by William Weir, which discusses the article, “Stiffness of the Human Foot and Evolution of the Transverse Arch,” by Venkadesan et al, published in Nature in early 2020.
By Kevin A. Kirby, DPM
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