FEATURED
CONTRIBUTORS
IN THIS ISSUE OF CURRENT PEDORTHICS
Melvyn P. Cheskin, MBS., C.Ped, L.Ped
Mel Cheskin MBS., C.Ped is originally from England.
Mel attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, CO.,
The School Podiatric Medicine at Temple University in
Philadelphia, PA and Ars Sutoria Shoe Design College in
Milan, Italy. As author of "The Complete Handbook of
Athletic Footwear" and technical / medical writer for Podiatry
Management, Current Pedorthics, World Footwear, Runner’s
World and World Sports Activewear magazines, Mel is one of
the most experienced shoe professionals in the Footwear and
Pedorthic fields. In his career as a Designer and Consultant,
Mel has worked for Nike (Cole-Haan), Adidas, Puma,
Reebok, Brooks, Bata and Spenco Medical Corp. Mel is a
Licensed Pedorthist in South Florida, residing in Boca Raton.
Mel is also a member of the Bioelectromagnetic Society
in Frederick, MD. and Associate member of the American
Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine.
Michael A. Hunt, Judit Takacs, Natasha
M. Krowchuk, Gillian L. Hatfield, Rana
S. Hinman and Ryan Chang
This study was promoted in part, by a grant from the
Pedorthic Research Foundation of Canada: The purpose of
this study was to evaluate whether lateral wedge insoles with
custom arch support are more beneficial than lateral wedge
insoles alone for knee and foot symptoms in people with
medial tibiofemoral knee osteoarthritis (OA) and pronated
feet.
Harry Centa
Mr. Centa is a program manager at PartnerShip, PFA's
source and connection to simple and affordable shipping.
Mr.Centa acts as the PartnerShip Program Representative for
PFA.
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