After a long winter and a cool spring, we can be thankful that summer is finally here. In fact, many of these problems are oversee injuries. People in the northern hemisphere tend to lead sedentary lives during the winter months. As soon as the snow melts, the temperatures climb and the days lengthen, we climb out of hibernation and spring into action. We walk, run, hike, climb, golf, cycle, roller blade, garden, etc.
Many people swing into action without preparing their bodies.
The end result is high number of foot and lower limb problems. The patient's footwear is not properly matched to their foot type, or is not adequately supportive for the foot type, activity, etc. In order to properly treat these types of problems it is important to understand both the biomechanics of the patient's gait and their lifestyle requirements. However, in order to do this it is important to understand the lifestyle needs of the patient. By prescribing based on their needs the degree of patient compliance climbs significantly.