i always advise my pts when walking to use the grass/dirt next to the
footpaths rather than the footpaths (and roadsurfaces). the logic was that
we were made to handle the varying, semi-resilient natural surfaces
rather than the hard and flat synthetic civilized surfaces we are forced
to use. varying terrain utilises the "whole" rom of our jts, and thus
reduces the localised wear that level surface w/b'ing causes. question
i can't remember the source for this basic pt advice, any ideas, references
also while i'm "air", it annoys me when i hear "orthotic" instead of
orthoses, the former is an adjective (an orthotic device, an orthotic lab
etc.) and "neuropathic ulcer", isn't the correct term a neurotrophic ulcer
(caused by neuropathy)
please straighten me out here if i'm wrong, thanks, mark c
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