Footcare Express
“Helping someone heal
and get back on the field
fast is rewarding. Knowing
that you had a small part
in getting them back in
the game is a pretty cool
thing”, says Jarett.
playing fields”, explains Jarett. He sees the usual,
plantar fasciitis, PTTD, turf toe, shin splints, ankle
sprains, stress fractures and so forth. However, more
often than not, their treatment is more reactive then
proactive. Sometimes it’s an emergency situation.
“Helping someone heal and get back on the field fast
is rewarding. Knowing that you had a small part in
getting them back in the game is a pretty cool thing”,
says Jarett. Footcare Express is proud to be working
with athletes on teams from The National Football
League, (NFL) The National Basketball Association
(NBA) and Major League Baseball (MLB). They
even recently had a US Open winner! Jarett also
had the pleasure of working with Adidas and is now
a consultant with NIKE, aiding in the design &
consulting of footwear at the custom pro athletic level.
The biomechanics and custom orthotic laboratory
at Footcare Express has state-of-the-art computer
technology (CAD-CAM) to make custom-fitted
devices. They provide prescription orthotics and
bracing for Podiatrists, Orthopedists, Chiropractors,
Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapists, Pedorthists,
Orthotists and many other health care professionals.
Perhaps, this is why they are now a teaching facility
for Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine, and
Jarett is adjunct faculty. Podiatry students who have
visited Footcare Express tend to agree, this is how it
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should be. They see firsthand how Podiatrists and
Pedorthists work together.
The latest news at Footcare Express is that they
are now sponsoring a Biomechanics Club at Barry
University. “This will include students from the
Podiatric and Biomechanics graduate programs. The
club is also nationally endorsed by the American
Society of Biomechanics. The purpose of the club
is to provide the students an alternative pathway to
learn and gain experience with biomechanics as
it relates to Orthotics and Prosthetics. The goal is
to collaborate on many biomechanics projects and
develop innovative solutions for the field of Pedorthics
and Podiatric Medicine alike”, Von M. Homer, M.Sc,
BOCPD, Director of The (MAC) Motion Analysis
Center at Barry University School of Podiatric
Medicine explains.
Advice Jarett gives to up and coming Pedorthists and
Podiatrists would be to, “Look into how they can
spread their wings in the field. Now, that we have
research studies and technology we can better serve
our patients.” Having more mutually supportive
practices, where Podiatry and Pedorthics complement
each other rather than compete, is what many of us
would like to see more of in the future.