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PFA’s 51st Symposium Issue CURRENT PEDORTHICS Volume 41, Issue 5 www.pedorthics.org PFA Represents Your Profession Part II: Foot Orthotics The Evolving Science of Shoes Pedorthic Footwear Association (PFA), 2025 M St., NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036 CURRENT PEDORTHICS VOLUME 41, ISSUE 5 PFA Represents Your Profession FEATURES DEPARTMENTS 6 PFA 51st Symposium Sponsors & Exhibitors 5 PFA Corporate Sponsors 32 Industry News 8 Foot Orthotics – Part II By Scott Marshall 34 Association News Will Scientific Library Systems help you find the right fit? 36 Vendor News 18 PFA Represents Pedorthists to Broader 37 Web Resources Industry, Public 38 Pedorthic Marketplace By Rob Sobel 40 Pedorthic Industry Events Your membership in PFA means you have an advocate working to height- en awareness about – and the reputation of – your profession. Here’s the 42 Product Reference Guide latest in what PFA is tackling on your behalf. 22 Footwear Marches On: And the Science of Shoes Evolves in Step By Mel Cheskin As the lines separating style and functionality blur in shoe design, what can pedorthists do to ensure they are meeting clients’ needs. CURRENT PEDORTHICS • Volume 41, Issue 5 1 CURRENT PEDORTHICS Pedorthic Footwear Association Board of Directors Executive Committee Headquarters Staff President: Dane LaFontsee, C. Ped. Vice President: Kristi Hayes, C. Ped. Executive Director Treasurer: Liz Chiles, C. Ped. Secretary: Jamie Dick, C. Ped., PT Brian K. Lagana Immediate Past President: Randy Stevens, C. Ped. Directors Membership Services Coordinator Ryan Nichols, C. Ped., OST Caroline Stainback Stuart L. Pressman, C. Ped., CO Jay Zaffater, C. Ped., BOC Pedorthist Director of Education Dean Mason, C. Ped., OST, BOCO Arthur Smuckler, C. Ped. Al Baggett Michael D. Veder, C. Ped., CO, BOCO Faith Ballard, C. Ped., CO Education Associate Harlon Compton, C. Ped., CO Lauren Kemp Tamara A. Daulton, C. Ped. Pedorthic Educators Liaison: Vacant Director of Meetings and Conventions Vendor/Manufacturer Liaison: Stephen O’Hare John Rubsamen Legal Counsel: Allan J. Weiner Medical Advisors Exhibits and Sponsorship Coordinator Raymond L. Fritz, DPM, C. Ped. Marlene Mirman Allan B. Grossman, DPM, FACFAS Craig Young, MD Director of Marketing Editorial Staff Gina Spear Jay Strother. .Publisher and Editor William Wargo. .Art Director Marketing Coordinator Steve Biernacki. Design/Production Kevin Hurley Advertising & Services Government Relations Director Caroline Stainback. Membership William H. Applegate Tracey Aaron . .Current Pedorthics Marlene Mirman. PFA Symposium Marketing/Communications Current Pedorthics (ISSN 1552-8111) is published bimonthly by the Pedorthic Footwear Association & Editorial Committee (PFA), 2025 M St., NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036. Telephone: 202-367-1145 or 800- 673-8447, Fax: 202-367-2145, Web site: www.pedorthics.org, E-mail: [email protected]. Chair: Kristi Hayes Copyright© 2009, PFA. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without written permission. Letters to the Editor and other unsolicited material are Faith Ballard assumed intended for publication and are subject to editing. Liz Chiles Articles in CP do not necessarily reflect the opinion of PFA, its Board of Directors or its employees. CP’s use of trademarked names is done in an editorial fashion intended to benefit the trademark Jamie Dick owner, with no intention of trademark infringement. Tammy Daulton Subscriptions are available for $45 per year in the United States ($65 outside USA). Back copies, if available, may be purchased for $5 U.S. Stuart Pressman If you have any questions regarding display advertising or classified ads, please e-mail Tracey Aaron at [email protected]. Rob Sobel Please send all product- and industry-related press releases to [email protected]. 2 CURRENT PEDORTHICS • Volume 41, Issue 5 ? We offer the: :: Best value :: Highest standards :: Longest track record for excellence in the orthotic, prosthetic and pedorthic professions ABC facility accreditation isn’t just about meeting the minimum standards—it’s about you and the quality of care you provide. Accreditation from ABC tells your patients that the highest standards in the profession The American Board for have been met. Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics Inc. Contact us today at 703-836-7114 and join 330 John Carlyle St., Ste. 210 the best in the profession. Download the Alexandria, VA 22314 accreditation guidelines and an application 703-836-7114 at www.abcop.org. CORPORATE SPONSORS PFA offers its thanks to these Corporate Sponsors whose support allows PFA to serve members and the greater pedorthics community. Silver Sponsor Bronze Sponsors CURRENT PEDORTHICS • Volume 41, Issue 5 5 PFA Welcomes Members, Product & Service Providers to 51st Symposium hen the Pedorthic Footwear Cloud Nine Sheepskin PediFix Inc Association gathers each Cluffy Biomedical Pedors Shoes Wfall, PFA members know DB Shoes, Ltd. PEL Supply Company to expect educational opportunities Dia – FOOT PG Lite directed specifically at making them DIABCO Medical Billing Systems Pilgrim Shoes more effective service providers and Doctor Specified Pine Tree Orthopedics Lab business people. PFA professionals Dr. Comfort Poly Gel LLC know that the association offers a great Dr. Jill’s Foot Pads, Inc Preferred Medical Supply Company network of peers to help benchmark Drew Shoe Corporation Propet USA, Inc. Dynamic Foot Systems LLC/ and to help solve problems – and to PW Minor Foot Fitness help prepare for what is coming next. Quality Outcomes LLC eSoles Medical Redi-Thotics, Inc A major audience that provides Finn Comfort USA / Kanner answers is the vendor community that Foot Solution, Inc. RENIA-Gesellschaft supports pedorthists. PFA recognizes Frankford Leather Co., Inc. Rieckekn’s Orthotic Laboratory these companies for supporting the Giesswein Ruby Leather & Orthopedic 51st Symposium as event partners Guard Industries RX 24 QuadraStep System or sponsors. Haflinger SafeStep Hapad, Inc. SAS Shoemakers Branier Custom Molded Shoes InStride Shoes, LLC Semler Shoes Brooks Sports, Inc. International School of Pedorthics Sequoia Footwear/Comfort Rite New Balance Athletic Shoe Jerry Miller ID Shoes Shoe Systems Plus, Inc Propet USA, Inc. JMS Plastics Supply Silipos Vibram/Quabaug Corp. Justin Blair & Company SOLE Custom Footbeds The following companies are 2009 Liwi Software Solutions Soletech, Inc./Advanced Footwear Symposium exhibitors. Thank them (Kintec Footlabs) Southern Leather Company when you see them: KLM Laboratories, Inc Spenco Medical Group Klogs-USA Spira Footwear, Inc. Acor Orthopaedic, Inc. Kumfs Shoes NZ Ltd. Sroufe Healthcare Products, LLC Aetrex Worldwide, Inc LL Custom STS Company Allied O&P Supply Lord Custom Molded Shoes, Inc. Sunrise Shoes & Pedorthic Service ALPS South Corporation MatPlus Superfeet Worldwide, Inc. American Board for Certification Miami Leather Co. Tekscan, Inc. in Orthotics & Pr MJ Markell Shoe Company The Compliance Team American Shoe Corporation MMAR Medical Group, Inc. Therafirm, A Division on Knit-Rite, Inc. Amfit, Inc. Natural Step Footwear Apis Footwear Company New Balance Athletic Shoe Thorlo, Inc. Atlantic Footcare New Step Orthotics Tru-Mold Shoes, Inc. Atlas International Next Step Footcare Tsung Hau Technology Co Ltd Becker Orthopedic O & P Billing UCO International Bintz Company, Inc. Oasis Footwear, LLC Varifit Orthotics Biomechanical Services, Inc. Orthofeet Inc. Vibram/Quabaug Corp. Birkenstock Distribution USA, Inc. Orthoheel Vtech Lab Inc. BOC – Board of Certification OTABO Waldlaufer Branier Custom Molded Shoes PartnerShip LLC Waterhouse Leather Co, Inc. Brooks Sports, Inc. Ped Lite Z-Coil Pain Relief Footwear 6 CURRENT PEDORTHICS • Volume 41, Issue 5 TRIS IA T D O P D E D E SI G N Foot Orthotics: Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going? – Part II By Scott Marshall 8 CURRENT PEDORTHICS • Volume 41, Issue 5 Part I of this article tackled the history of traditional orthopedic manufacturing processes. Here, you will read what is next in the evolution. Please direct responses to the editorial offices ([email protected]) or to the author directly ([email protected]). n the last 20 years, Orthotic Manufacturing Processes The Journal of American Podiatic Medical Association (OMPs) have evolved at ever-increasing rates. Plaster foot published a study in the September/October 2008 issue that Icasts are disappearing from the process. Computers are looked at a scientific library and compared it to custom foot designing more and more prescriptions. Mills and routers are orthotics. The study was done by Irene Davis, Ph.D., PT, present in almost every major orthotic lab worldwide. at the University of Delaware biomechanics lab. It compared SLS foot orthotics with custom foot orthotics. Here is The rapid evolution of OMPs has outpaced the ability of the conclusion: most practitioners to keep up with the technology. More importantly, this evolution has created a potentially new • The results suggest that, for uninjured individuals, there paradigm: Scientific Library Systems. are few differences between a custom foot orthotic device and a library system foot orthotic for rearfoot motion This article will discuss this new paradigm and suggest how control during running or walking. Scientific Library Systems can insert more science into the traditional art of manufacturing foot orthotics. The charts that follow represent data gathered from an ongoing study at KLM Orthotic Labs. The study involves taking basic