Current Pedorthics | January-February 2014 | Vol. 46, Issue 1 | Page 7

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Pedor thics

January/February 2014
Volume 46, Issue 1

Features
22 |  CEP It is All About the Foot: Basic

40 | Taking Steps in the Right Direction:
Building your Pedorthic Practice

Skeletal Structure

By Dr. John Mina, DPM & Tara Evans, C. Ped., L. Ped.

By Dean Mason, MA, OST, C. Ped,. CO, L. Ped., LO

When was the last time you examined your business strategies to
see if they emphasize the importance of developing relationships
that hold professional trust in the podiatric-pedorthics fields, and
achieve compliance with your patients?

In the first part of your new series on foot and physiology, we will
re-acquaint you with the basic skeletal structure of the foot … a
marvel of engineering and one of the most adaptable structures of
the body.

26 | Posturology as a Treatment: Intrinsic Foot
Muscles Instead of Rigid Orthotics?

Since 1976, an extensive study focusing on the study of human sight
and posture has created a new field of study called posturology.
Introduced as an orthotics therapy treatment using posturlogy as a
base, today physicians, physical therapists and podoorthesiologists in
and around Europe are creating a new form of therapy in orthotics.

31 | Understanding PFA’s Value as a Practicing
Professional: Part 2 – Publications

By Margaret Hren, Current Pedorthics Staff Contributor
As a professional organization, the Pedorthic Footcare Association
works hard to stay on top of its mission to put together and distribute
association information, industry news, vendor and education
information along with other informative and in-depth information
to assist and teach our members and the pedorthic community. By
offering tools to help pedorthic professionals grow their practice and
abilities, we also open the door for developing more opportunities that
teach our patients and the public the benefits of pedorthics. One way
PFA does this is through its Publications Committee with its flagship
publication Current Pedorthics magazine.

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From the President
From the Executive Director
Featured Contributors
PFA News

Cover Photo: ©shutterstock.com/Steve Heap

Biomechanics

By Peter W.B. Oomens

Departments

44 | The Windlass Mechanism and
By Rachel Eisnefeld, C. Ped., COF
The foot serves several important biomechanical functions. It
forms a rigid lever arm to propel us in any direction; provides
terrain adaptability for performing activities on uneven surfaces;
absorbs shock and acts as the body’s support for static and
dynamic weight-bearing postions. The ‘windless mechanism’ is a
mechanical model that provides an explanation to these factors
and stresses.

46 | Come Discover The Magic in Orlando!
A City with a Rich History Still Calling
for Visitors

By Margaret Hren, Current Pedorthics Staff Contributor
Orlando. Just hearing the name of this city makes everyone
happy, especially on a dreary winter’s day like most of us are
encountering this winter. As the second most popular tourist
destination in the United States, and nicknamed ‘The Theme
Park Capitol of the World,’ it is not hard to feel some of the
excitement we all have as we look forward to PFA’s 55th Annual
Symposium and Exhibition at the Hilton Lake Buena Vista, located
in the Walt Disney World Park.

20 Off the Shelf
21 Vendor Spotlight
34 Focus on Research
48 Industry News
50 Reimbursement & Coding News
53 
Government Affairs

57 Pedorthic Education
58 Marketplace
59 
Products & Services
62 
Advertiser Index

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