Dooley Noted: 10/5/2014
Last week, I was questioned by a future podiatric surgeon about post-surgical rehabilitative methods.
We had a lovely discussion about gait analysis and helping the foot move more properly, along with the rest of the kinetic chain.
He had surgery on his foot and knee. Now, he wanted to know what he could do to correct an overly everting heel.
From the outside, a surgeon and chiropractor might seem like opposite ends of a health spectrum.
But it’s smoke and mirrors.
My colleague had no idea how rehabilitative gait methods could help him bounce back after surgery. He was disappointed with his current physical therapy, and he was open to new suggestions.
We discussed how bringing an everted heel to improper gait phases created compensations in his foot, ankle, knee, hip, spine, and even his shoulders!
Sometimes your perceived antithesis is not an antithesis at all.
Sometimes, he simply needs to learn how you can help.
As always, it’s your call.
– Dr. Kathy Dooley