Orthotic management

A Review of the Theoretical Unified Approach to Podiatric Biomechanics in Relation to Foot Orthoses Therapy

“…However, many authors have cited Dr. Root in their interpretation of their own texts and literature on foot orthoses, often using terminology such as Rootian or Modified Rootian foot orthoses. [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] It may be unwise to assume that Dr. Root would agree with the interpretation of his work, although all of these contributors base their description of or-thotic therapy on FM and the STJN position in some element. The premise of this model of management seeks to identify FM that is abnormal, eg, forefoot varus, and prescribe an orthotic device to prevent subsequent abnormal joint compensatory motion eg, excessive subtalar joint (STJ) pronation.…”