Summit Pedorthics: Diabetic Foot Issues Should not be Ignored! As if diabetes was not problem enough to deal with, the side effects that can happen to the body and the feet can be irreversibly catastrophic. Diabetics who do not take care of their body as a whole and follow the guidelines recommended by most every doctor treating the condition can
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Summit Pedorthics: Heel-to-Toe Humans Do you walk from toe-to-heel, or heel-to-toe? From the earliest of times, humans adapted to a way of walking that was different from that of most mammals. Instead of walking on our toes without putting much weight on our heel, we tend to walk by striking our heels first. This is known as heel-toe
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Summit Pedorthics: Activity, Exercise, and Limited Mobility Many people who are limited in their ability, mobility, or bound to wheelchairs often struggle with finding a workout plan that is enough, but gentle enough not to upset the body. Some would believe that exercise is impossible once they are wheelchair bound. This is just not the case, and this sort
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Summit Pedorthics: Trench Foot Trench foot? Sounds a bit odd, doesn’t it? “Trench foot” is described by the CDC, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as immersion foot. Immersion foot happens when a persons’ foot is wet for extended periods of time. This is a completely preventable and treatable condition. This problem first arose with soldiers fighting in the
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Pronation & Supination: Foot Wear & Extra Care ~ If you’ve got pronation, or supination, you’ve most likely already met with a Pedorthist or Podiatrist, gotten your custom pair of orthotics made, and have been diligently working them into your everyday shoe wearing routine. If you have NOT done those things yet, then please begin there! Most cases of pronation
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