The calcaneal squeeze test is when you simply squeeze both sides of the calcaneus or heel bone and see if it elicits symptoms. A positive response to pain is a ‘positive calcaneal squeeze test’. If you are positive then it means you...
The lunge test is being used more often to assess ankle joint range of motion as it is done in weightbearing and weightbearing assessments are assumed to be more reflective of dynamic function than doing non-weightbearing assessments. There no...
The lunge test is a weightbearing measurement of the static range of motion of the ankle joint that has been shown to have good reliability and a limitation in it has been associated with an increased risk for some injuries. To do a lunge test, you...
Laser therapy for onychomycosis (a fungal infection of the toenails), has gained popularity as an alternative treatment option over the last decade. However, its effectiveness and long-term success are still a matter of debate among healthcare...
Typically the treatment for onychomycosis can take from months to years to never, so there is not right answer that can be given as to “how long?”. The reason for the uncertainty is due to a number of reasons. The onychomycosis is caused...
Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the nails. There are several different fungal bugs that can cause this problem: The most common are the dermatophytes (eg Trichophyton rubrum and T. interdigitale), the yeasts (eg Candida albicans) and less...
Kohler’s disease is an osteochondrosis of the navicular bone at the top of the arch of the foot that causes pain in children. The natural history of Kohler’s disease is to resolve over time, however that time course with or without...
Kohler’s disease is an osteochondrosis of the navicular bone in the foot of children. The navicular bone is the bone that is at the top of the arch of the foot so in engineering terms it is subjected to a lot of force during weight bearing...
The Kinetic Wedge is an extension to a foot orthotic that was designed and patented by Dr Howard Dananberg, DPM to treat functional hallux limitus. The design is such that it facilitates the motion at the first metatarsophalangeal joint and prevents...
Woltman’s sign is a delay in the return to normal after eliciting the Achilles deep tendon reflex. The delay is commonly seen in those with hypothyroidism and returns to normal when therapy is started.
