I have an orthotist with whom I am in contact who tells me that he has
developed a practical protocol. At the moment I am trying to get him to
send me a copy of that protocol. I have asked for something that a
patient can take to his local shoe repair facility and hand over with a
pair of shoes.  The orthotist tells me that this is precisely what he
has produced. When it arrives I shall try it and if it works I will
write it up for the British Journal of Podiatry, and publish it as an
attachment on this mailbase.

Meanwhile, I was at a talk by Tom Novella a few weeks ago, and he was
very enthusiastic about the benefits of rocker soles for many forefoot
problems - even for apical corns. If he is on the mailbase maybe he
could let us have his protocol?

Clive Chapman
In message <000001bed8ed$8ed62440$4fee3fcb@default>, P & E Carter
<[log in to unmask]> writes
>Dear Clive,
>                    Re your earlier thoughts about rocker bottom
>footwear...and a project......I am interested and would appreciate any
>thoughts on the matter.
>                             Regards Phill Carter
>-----Original Message-----
>From: clive chapman <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Sunday, 7 February 1999 22:02
>Subject: Rocker Bottom Soles - any interest in the project?
>
>
>>In my original posting on this subject I asked if anyone was interested
>>in picking up this as a project for students, with the aim of producing
>>a protocol for effective and acceptable shoe adaption to rocker soles.
>>There has so far been no response - is anyone interested?
>>
>>Because I think that this shoe adaption could provide an effective means
>>of compensation for inhibited sagittal plane motion, I am determined to
>>do whatever is necessary to develop a protocol. If none of the schools
>>is interested in taking it on-board, is there anyone else who would like
>>to collaborate with me in working out such a protocol?
>>
>>My snail mail address is:
>>
>>9, Nursery Street, London N17 8AP. Telephone; home 0181 885 2289, fax
>>0181 376 8657; work 0181 442 6438 fax 0181 442 6569
>>--- clive chapman
>>
>

--- clive chapman



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