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Wi a is - wxr Hutu) unnamed - Wednesday, September 17, 2006 F"""' "7 ' ' ""' "M" ~75 Are you truly getting custom made orihotics? _. i! [Lilli .. e .- A O O This question should be asked b 'an one who was told that they Gal 0 t d e 0 k require custom made orthotics. Theyre ayre many kinds of ineshoe orle C un lng 0 S w r devices referred to as"orthotics" or "arch supports". especially in TV infomercials and in growing numbers among shoe. drug and sports Imagine not knowing how to put in? Although it is no secret that body stores. much fuel is in your gas Like your vehicle your weight is a function of calories in and ,;mnW _ r l 1 tank or how much gas you body adheres to the laws of calories out, desperation. fad diets and “ ' ‘ " " . 7 . put in your car at the pump. energy conservation and herbal supplements try to convince you ‘3 v, r . . ‘ How would you know your body's fuel is measured otherwise. , 7 ' when to refuel or how much in calories. Calorie counting, or, as I prefer to . . .4 ‘ y I call it. calorie estimating, works. Yes it ' g1 . cache , .,. ”refine 3w . ‘~ i ‘ miser- ; , . ‘ , , # .zi. LiOWE able. ~ \\i:ltrlll.\ty ‘ El 12“: ‘.,;Ԥ ‘ arduous, ‘ [N = ‘ .. .3 .r A? FIRST more? camber l ‘ v, , ‘ V ,_.= l _ ; ‘ some ’ -‘ x: ,5 ‘ .' 5’ tedious l , “is" ,1 V“ n. ‘ a" 7 and that j '3), V 2%. 1," ~ '1’. i ‘. ‘ _ ,~ ' is Why! l , .‘ .- . if ' , t y. . have cre- l ’ a! ’ ‘ ' , ”L , 5' V, ‘ _ ' . . : , ated a l ' l 5““: it“ ' ' . , if it? . i better i ‘ “ Local chiropodist - Serge Petruslc 88c, DCH , : ' .; / ._ . a: 1; . i way. ; i it is becoming increasingly diflicult for people to sepcrate the ‘- “ «"4- g"“,,‘ S a; g? . in my l facts from the sale spins and to make art informed decision as to who ‘ ‘ 5}“! 1" ‘ " H" g '3 last ani- i DREW ‘ is properly qualified to assess and provide true custom-made we... ., ~ 1 “a" clei indi- l HARVEY i orthotics. . . , ' .. > a; cared L ‘ (justonrmade orthotics should only prescribed when they are , i 4 g a that per iflâ€"H deemed necessary as a medical device in order to help with a certain ’ ., 7 “i ; ‘ tion sizes are personal and serving sizes condition. Not everybody needs orthotics. In order to properly deter- " ' ' <~ are standardized amounts ofspecific mine who needs orthotics and to pinpoint the cause of the problem ’ food groups developed by nutrition careful examination of the feet needs to be conducted, No orthotic . ‘. ‘ ‘ 1 - experts. can be truly considered custom without a complete biomechanical ' Info: Albert. tive~year<>ld male, lab<how cross When used “1"?er tracking serv- exam of the foot . both weight and non-weight bearing, and without Special (“rumi am a loveable boy, cuddly like a giant ings can have a powerful effect on testing all foot joints and complete gait analysis. This will provide a teddy bear. weight loss. more detailed clinical picture of the patient and help in determining Higher education: I know how to sit and lay down, i am The trick is controlling your personal the type ofthe orthotic that needs to be prescribed. After the assess: working on being patient. portions so that you can easily translate ment, the patient is casted for a pair of orthotics. There is only one Personal quote: "Did someone say ‘play ball.’ " them into their standardized servings true cast for somebody who needs functional onhotics and that is 3 equivalent. Once you know the number non-weight hearing plaster cast. This is the only acceptable method of servings you are eating these can 925» of casting that gives you a true 3 dimensional impression of the foot. ily be converted to calorie values. At the same time it allows the qualified practitioner to add the degree 50 the sequence is portions, convenr of correction and to place the foot in the optimal position for a prop» g g , ed to servings, which are then translat- er walking cycle. ' is; ‘- , ~r ' " ed to calories. Scanning the foot using a computerized pressure platform sysâ€" // ' 4 Servings do not have specific calorie tem is fairly common. unfortunately even in some health practitionâ€" ,P/ / / / / I L 9 It I amounts as the calorie Content will er‘s offices, This device captures the pressure on the screen ofa com- / “f depend on the specific food item. How- puter, however this is only 2 dimensional scan of the foot and the ever, there are some generalizations or pressure showed on the screen is pressure that comes from the L estimates that can be made. patient standing up and putting weight on the pressure mat. This ~ .. For example. a serving size of most system does not allow any improvements to the position of the foot fruits and vegetables would provide 507 while casting and devices produced by pressurized mats are not con- l00 calories while a serving of meat sidered custom. This is one of the reasons that insurance companies P U B L I c SA L E provides approximately 200 calories. are demanding that the casting is done in plaster. followed with a To simplify the conversion process. I prescription by (ihiropodist/ Podiatrist or a family physician in order have posted an image online with caloâ€" to reimburse their clients. Actually. Chiropodists and Podiatrists are Satu rda Se t 20"! rie estimates for each food group in the only health care specialists in Ontario trained specifically in ma y, p ' Canada's food guide. lyrzing foot function and prescribing orthotics devices. if not properly It is available at www.[)ietTired.com. assessed and prescribed, orthotics can cause unwanted changes in , (Ilick on the KISS guide to go to the knees. hips and the spinal column. Remember, ifa plaster cast is not W servings and portions link. taken of your feet you are not getting genuine custom orthosis. 1! 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