ORTHOPAEDIC & MEDICAL COMPLEX

   Hip Replacement Precautions   Every year, nearly 200,000 people undergo hip replacement surgery in India, mostly due to arthritis. The vast majority of those surgeries are done with the traditional method, using a posterior or lateral (side) approach to gain access to the hip joint. With the traditional lateral method, the [...]

Feet come in all shapes and sizes and so do shoes. Finding the correct shoe size and shape is especially important to people with certain medical conditions because incorrect fitting shoes can worsen their conditions. Individuals recovering from bunion surgery or struggling with diabetes, for example, need special shoe requirements that accommodate their [...]

Before the Birkenstock family started making sandals, they made orthopedic shoe inserts.   It all began with a German cobbler named Konrad Birkenstock (descended from a long line of cobblers, the earliest recorded name being Johan Adam Birkenstock who was born in 1754).   Konrad Birkenstock owned two shoe stores in Frankfurt.   At the [...]

It’s not easy to find a pair of sandals that properly supports your feet.   But after an entire summer of sandal wearing, you’ll wish you had.   Most sandals – with their flat, thin sole – simply don’t cut it when it comes to supporting the arch, heel, toes and Achilles tendon.   This [...]

Investing in a pair of orthopedic shoes is well worth the money, especially if you suffer from a foot condition or deformity, or are recovering from a foot injury.   But before you spend major bucks on that pricey pair of shoes that is supposed to miraculously conquer all foot-pain, make sure it has these [...]

You might surprised to hear that there are now socks designed to alleviate pain caused by plantar fasciitis.   That’s right – orthopedic socks, not shoes.  Plantar fasciitis is a condition that results when the plantar fascia (the strip of connective tissue that supports the arch of the foot) becomes inflamed.   This inflammation [...]

Who needs orthopedic shoes?  A whole bunch of people!  If you suffer from heel pain, Achilles tendon pain, heel spurs, pain in the ball of your foot, plantar fasciitis, calluses, corns, bunions, hammertoe, claw toe or hallux valgus, it may be worth your while (and your dollar) investing in a quality pair of orthopedic shoes. [...]

New Balance has long been popular among runners and avid walkers for their comfortable athletic shoes.   Their line of custom orthopedic shoes promises the same level of quality that their customers have come to expect. Each New Balance Orthopedic Shoe is constructed over a wooden structure known as a “last”.   There are 13 [...]

Orthopedic insoles have become quite sophisticated.   Traditionally used to alleviate foot pain by shifting pressure away from certain sore or stressed areas of the foot, insoles nowadays can actually be used to treat the underlying condition itself.   For example, an orthopedic insole designed to treat Morton’s neuroma will cushion the ball of the [...]

No matter where they are from, people want to look good. Sociologists have blamed this perpetual desire on advertising and skewed cultural values. Yet, certain groups of people seem to be expected to abandon this particular social concern. Those living with disabilities are among those numbers. Perhaps you could argue that [...]