| Heel & Arch
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The
Symptoms
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The textbook complaint
is pain upon getting out of bed in the morning. Most patients state
that they have to walk "off-the-heel" for several minutes
until they can put the heel on the floor. As symptoms persist, these
patients will state that they beign to feel the same soreness upon
rising out of a chair later in the day. What these two complaints
have in common is pain on the first few steps after being non-weight
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history, Dr. Sol will examine your feet non-weight bearing, take
x-rays of your feet, perform a computerweight bearing analysis and
examine your gait. |
The
Evaulation
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Xrays are taken diagnostically.
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Some patients will have a heel
spur and some won't. Recent literature demonstrate that heel spurs
are not an accurate diagnosis. They are only an xray sign that
the mechanical problem has been occurring for long enough for
the bone to respond. In fact, the latest surgical procedures leave
the spur intact.
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This Static Stance
image is made using the FScan® which is a computerized
pressure sensing and analysis system. This image suggests that this
patient puts significantly more weight on her left heel. |
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Gait evaluation is the
most often overlooked part of the examination. Most heel and arch
pain is from poor function. Dr. Sol is a recognized expert in the
analysis and correction of human gait. |
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The
Treatment
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If you are like most patients, the primary problem
is mechanical and the answer is mechanical...custom orthotics.
Ancillary treatment options include oral anti-inflammatories,
steroid infiltration, physical therapy, stretching, etc.
Until you correct the mechanics all the other
treatments are symptomatic.
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Dr. Sol is a recognized expert in gait
biomechanics. He is the inventor of GAITLAB® computer-video
gait & posture analysis and has lectured internationally. See
his PAST LECTURES
and his UPCOMING
LECTURES.
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Call us at (719)635-7700
with you questions about
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heel and arch pain.
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