Séamus Kennedy, BEng (Mech), CPed

Material Choices in Foot Orthotic Design

The science of fabricating and dispensing custom foot orthotics requires practitioners to make a ...

Adult Acquired Flatfoot

Adult-Acquired Flatfoot (AAF) is the term used to describe the progressive deformity of the ...

The Mechanics of Neuropathic Breakdown

Diabetes Mellitus is a disease where the body either does not produce enough insulin ...

The Mystery of Shoe Sizing

Metrology is the science of measurement. It develops units and references that allow accurate ...

Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome

Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS) is a common injury of the lower leg that ...

Pathology-Specific Orthotic and Pedorthic Recommendations – Part 4

The objective throughout the series has been to provide general guidelines for the design ...

Pathology-Specific Orthotic and Pedorthic Recommendations – Part 3

The objective of presenting pathology-specific orthotics is to describe a systematic and consistent approach ...

Pathology-Specific Orthotic and Pedorthic Recommendations – Part 1

One of the early pioneers of pathology-specific orthotic design was Paul Scherer, DPM, former ...