It’s a word that we hear every time there’s a report on healthcare in America. If you’re like me, you would probably agree that you could do with losing a couple of pounds, but you wouldn't ever consider yourself obese. The word connotes images of the vastly overweight who struggle to …

Orthosis, orthoses, or orthotic?Terminology can often add to the confusion of a subject. Words used in different settings can mean very different things. Words mispronounced can lead to completely new words which then take on a life of their own. Google, somewhat inadvertently, or perhaps adve …

It’s not a word you hear that often, “Pedorthics”,  pronounced peh-dor-thiks but in the orthopedic shoe world “ Pedorthists” pronounced peh-dor-thists are the “old shoe dogs” that have been trained to fit and modify footwear to ensure that the patient’s footwear needs are met …

A few more weeks and we’re headed towards that time of year - late summer - what I call the Plantar Fasciitis season.Sometimes it starts early in late July but more often than not it really hits in mid to late August and then gets full blown in September. That’s when the phone really starts ringi …

The Story Behind The Pedors Classic Shoes For Arthritis Someone recently asked me how I got into the orthopedic shoe business. I replied, as I usually do that “it kind of happened by accident and alcohol may have played a minor role”. But this time my daughter Georgia, aka “Gigi” was close b …