Séamus Kennedy, BEng (Mech), CPed

Metatarsalgia

Metatarsalgia is a general term used to describe a variety of diagnoses that present ...

Pedorthics: Science and Art

Pedorthists like to maintain that good health starts from the ground up, and it ...

Treating Heel Pain Conservatively

Heel pain is one of the most common reasons people seek medical care for ...

Arch Mechanics and the Plantar Fascia

An aponeurosis by definition is a broad flat sheet of dense fibrous connective tissue. ...

The Effectiveness of Foot Orthotics, Part 4

Seeing and treating patients every day, O&P clinicians observe the benefits and understand the ...

The Effectiveness of Foot Orthotics, Part 3

On a daily basis, orthotists, pedorthists, and prosthetists deliver an array of devices and ...

Low Back Pain

Chronic low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common reasons people will ...

Design Modifications for Functional Foot Orthotics

Orthotics are used to prevent or correct deformities, support and align the body, or ...

Healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Urgent concern regarding diabetes is not only a health issue in the United States ...

The Diabetic Epidemic

The statistics about diabetes are staggering. In 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and ...