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Back in 2009, the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (JAPMA) published this impressively titled study: Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Interdigital Neuroma: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Trial that found: The treatment group showed a significant difference before and after … Continue reading →

In my takedown analysis in the last post of two papers on morton’s neuroma, I pointed out that both studies were analysed wrong and that this should have been pulled up in the pre-publication peer review process and it wasn’t. Also, … Continue reading →

Restless legs syndrome is a common problem, too often without a satisfactory solution. Because of this, there is plenty of bad advice being given and many different treatments options available; many of which are underpinned by testimonials and anecdotes and … Continue reading →

Reflexology is just made up mythology. There is no known physiological link between parts of the foot and organ systems in the body, let alone any involvement in these disease processes. Every single meta-analysis and systematic review of all the … Continue reading →

…please read and understand the study first. Don’t embarrass yourself by just commentting based on the what you think the title of the study means. For example, this recent study was published. The study investigated outcomes of clubfoot treatment to … Continue reading →

It is if you believe this study that just appeared in prepublication. However, yet again the editorial and peer review processes let us down as that is not the case at all. The authors and the peer reviewers superficial understanding of … Continue reading →

Overpronation …. overpronation …. overpronation. One does get tired of it and one does get tired of calling out the loons. There are so many Dunning-Kruger challenged so-called experts on ‘overpronation’ that when you scratch below the surface, there is … Continue reading →

Anterior compartment syndrome in runners is something that I did not used to like seeing. The conservative treatments were generally and often not satisfactory and many either needed to stop running or opt for surgery. The surgery was not all … Continue reading →

I find myself writing a lot about this lately and not on the usual run-of-the-mill stuff about it (a good summary of that stuff will be here when its finished). That information is widely known and widely taught. What has … Continue reading →

There seems to have been a flurry of publications recently that involved the construct of ‘forefoot varus’ in which a superficial or poor understanding of the concept and confusing it with the construct of ‘forefoot supinatus’ is leading to some … Continue reading →