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What would the correct orthosis for a forefoot supinatus with a painful hallux limitus.
? would you post the medial rearfoot to prevent it from eveting and use a Mortons extension to reduce motion at the 1st mtpj, or could you post the medial rearfoor and also post the lateral aspect of the forefoot to encourage the medial column to plantarflex whilst at the same time splinting the 1st mtpj with some kind of shaft type pad to reduce reduce motion
post the medial rearfoot to prevent it from eveting and use a Mortons extension to reduce motion at the 1st mtpj
if the hallux limitus is functional:
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post the medial rearfoot and also post the lateral aspect of the forefoot to encourage the medial column to plantarflex
Also manipulate entire medial column and first ray if functional.
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Craig Payne
Department of Podiatry
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia http://www.latrobe.edu.au/podiatry
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To mobilise the MPJ, met-cune & cune-navic joints.....
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Craig Payne
Department of Podiatry
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia http://www.latrobe.edu.au/podiatry
__________________________________________________ ___________________________________ God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things - right now I am so far behind, I will never die.
The views expressed above are those of the author and not that of La Trobe University This is where I am, where are you?
Forefoot supinatus with painful hallux limitus
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