Re: Orthotics recommendations?

May 23, 2012

, I agree with you , you can't beat the Superfeet orthotics available at REI. Twenty years back Super feet marketed a custom heat molded orthotic fabrication station to DC's. I bought one and had good results, but eventually found their off the shelf model was almost as good. I gave the fabrication chair away to another DC who was doing mobile fittings(Don't know if he still does it, if any body know this guy,please post the info).

REI has the Superfeet orthotics in 6 varieties on sale 20% off thru the 28th. Might be a good opportunity to stock up on them as a courtesy to patients, or just do as Dr Mealy does and send them up to a local REI R Johansen D.C. PC,DABCOChiropractic Life Center12762 SE Stark StreetPortland Oregon 97233Voice 5032557746,Fax 5032550818----- Orthotics recommendations?Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 09:27:13 -0700

A question for all you sports gurus. I have a new patient who has unilateral pronation syndrome? He sustained a shotgun blast to the right gastroc/soleus in his adolescence and is missing a good portion of the medial muscles bellies. Now in his late 20’s he’s decided to start training for the HTC marathon and is experiencing right sided IT Band syndrome and a SI joint dysfunction. I did the Foot Levelers PSI test and he’s got a significant drop in the right arch (10 mm) but mild on the left (5 mm). My question is should I prescribe an orthotic for the pronation syndrome for both sides or mix the arch support to accommodate the differences between the two sides.

I’ll add a caveat that I’m a skeptic of the neutral casting and also the Food Levelers products. I’ve had good success sending my patients who need an orthotic up to REI to buy a pair of Superfeet orthotics based on the results of my assessment. It’s a whole lot cheaper and as a far as I can tell just as effective as the overpriced custom made products.

Yours In Health,

Mealey, DCMilwaukie Wellness Center5111 SE Lake RdMilwaukie, OR 97222 www.milwaukiewellness.com

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May 23, 2012

This is specifically the indication for orthotics,

asymmetric pronation. Right should be very different than the left.

Ted Forcum,

DC, DACBSP

Back In Motion Sports

Injuries Clinic, LLC

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question for all you sports gurus. I have a new patient who has unilateral

pronation syndrome? He sustained a shotgun blast to the right gastroc/soleus in

his adolescence and is missing a good portion of the medial muscles bellies.

Now in his late 20’s he’s decided to start training for the HTC marathon and is

experiencing right sided IT Band syndrome and a SI joint dysfunction. I did the

Foot Levelers PSI test and he’s got a significant drop in the right arch (10

mm) but mild on the left (5 mm). My question is should I prescribe an orthotic

for the pronation syndrome for both sides or mix the arch support to

accommodate the differences between the two sides.

I’ll add a caveat that I’m a skeptic of the neutral

casting and also the Food Levelers products. I’ve had good success sending my

patients who need an orthotic up to REI to buy a pair of Superfeet orthotics

based on the results of my assessment. It’s a whole lot cheaper and as a far as

I can tell just as effective as the overpriced custom made products.

Yours In Health,

Mealey, DC

Milwaukie Wellness

Center

5111 SE Lake Rd

Milwaukie, OR 97222

www.milwaukiewellness.com

May 23, 2012

Superfeet = Good

ph Medlin D.C.