Current Pedorthics | January-February 2019 | Vol.51, Issue 1 | Page 10

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. Consider Writing an Article for Current Pedorthics! For more details, contact Current Pedorthics magazine at (229) 389-3440 or by email at: [email protected] for additional upcoming special interest topics, guidelines and other ideas you may want to discuss as topic ideas beneficial to health care, patient care and all areas of interest in the pedorthics practice and other associated industries. 8 Pedorthic Footcare Association | www.pedorthics.org