Current Pedorthics | January-February 2013 | Vol.45, Issue 1 | Page 5

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Pedor thics
January/February 2013
Volume 45, Issue 1
Features
14 | A Tale of Two Pathologies: A New
Case Study of Congenital Talipes
Equinovarus (CTEV) Part 1

28 | The Smaller The Patient, The
Smaller the Device for Treatment

By Dean Mason, C. Ped., OST, BOCO, CO
At one time a diagnosis of Congenital Talipes Equinovarus
(CTEV) was a nearly impossible situation to manage. This series
will track two different patients 50 years apart showing the
changes in managing the condition.
20 | It’s All About Trust: Working With
Pediatric Patients

By Rob Sobel, C. Ped.
32 | Working With an Aging Patient
Population in Your Practice

Update By Margaret Hren, Current Pedorthics Staff
The first time people hear of enthesopathy is usually following
an MRI. Most often this term refers to the inflammation
disorder of enthuses – bone attachments. If you are treating
ankylosing spondylites, plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinitis or
other inflammatory issues, it’s important to know the physical
mechanics in your pedorthics practice.
27 | Why Does The Top
of My Foot Hurt?

36 | Managing Sesamoid Injuries

By Dr. Thomas Michaud, DC
The word sesamoid is Latin for “sesame seed.” These small
bones in the foot inside specific tendons, are to help improve
mechanical efficiency by pulling the tendon farther from the
joint’s axis of motion.
38 | Symposium 101: What Does It
Take To Put-On The Greatest
Show Around? Part 1

By Dr. Adam Teichman, DPM
By Rob Sobel, C. Ped.
If one was to run a statistical analysis of their patient
demographics, the majority of our readership would find a
greater percentage of geriatrics among their patients. There is
patient population has certain aspects that make them unique in
treatment.
Pediatrics is a small percentage of pedorthic practices. This
population, although small has the potential for the patients we
will see for the longest time. These patients can be a challenge
and need to be treated somewhat differently.
24 |  Enthesopathy in Pedorthics
By Dean Mason, C. Ped., OST, BOCO, CO
In most of our practices, most often we are treating adult
patients facing pathologies and treatments usually developing
from the onset of aging, disease or injury. But too often we tend
to overlook or avoid an entire population that has similar, yet
different treatment needs.
Pain on the top of your foot can be excruciating, making it
difficult or impossible to walk even a few steps. Here are the
most common reasons you might have pain in the top of your
foot.
By Margaret Hren, Current Pedorthics Staff
If you haven’t planned a professional conference, even the size
of PFA’s Annual Symposium and Exhibition, it may come as a
surprise that there is a true logic and science in planning and
executing professional conferences.
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From the President
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Featured Contributors
PFA News
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41 Industry News
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Government Affairs
45 Reimbursement and
Coding News
49 
Marketplace
50 
Products & Services
53 
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