Dear Dave,
Before I had the Orthoscanner I felt I was coming to terms with bio-
mechanics. Since the Orthoscanner I am not so sure. When the lower limb is
examined three dimensionally and dynamically, many presently held theories
are brought into question. These include all of the points you have made
but especially the subtalar joint. As a result the Orthomed practitioners
have formed a user group which we will use as a forum for future research.
Additionally, the company is going to employ Podiatirc graduates who wish
to do a master of Philosopy degree through research. Several universities
are also interested.
Gait analysis is in my opinion many years away for even in Laboratory
conditions a patient is unlikely to take two steps the same. Until we have
the benefit of future research on what happens dynamically on the
Orthoscanner the study of gait is not even on my agenda.
We take account of all the factors that you have mentioned and also measure
them along with many other things that you did not mention. The information
in the database would certainly be of value to many researchers but for the
present only Orthoscanner users can access the information.I am sorry if I
have not answered your points raised but now that we can measure and retain
I may have some answers in the future.
Good to hear from you Dave.
Ken.
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