"A Step In The Right Direction"
Step Forward of Oregon

REFERENCES and INFORMATION 
for MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS


 

HOW DO I FIT THESE ORTHOTICS TO MY PATIENTS?
You can refer them directly to us, or Contact Kevin if you are interested in fitting these orthotics to your patients through your office or practice. We provide full service and we will do the fittings for you by fax or mail, or you can be trained to fit them.

HOW DO THE ORTHOTICS WORK?
Please see more information on technical aspects of the orthotics that can be found on the Technical Discussions page, a subpage of my New FAQ page.

There are many misconceptions about shoes and feet and the majority of people suffer with some kind of ailment as a result.  For information regarding how shoes are constructed, please check out the article The History of Shoes: Shoe Making by Cameron Kippen, Curtin University of Technology, Perth WA.

The Brannock device is the most common method of measuring feet for shoe sizing.  It is an interesting tool, but is not accurate for shoe sizing.

Large sizes in women's shoes can be hard to find locally.  You can refer your patients to Kevin's Mini-Mall page which has a list of sources.

Many of your patients could benefit from trying different socks than what they are currently using.  Kevin's Mini-Mall also includes links to sock manufacturers and discount warehouses that stock high quality socks.

Supplement companies are hard to sort through, Standard Process is worth checking out.

PUBLICATIONS and REFERENCE
Allied Health Journals
The Foot
Online Medical Dictionary
Medical Dictionary.com
Multilingual Glossary of technical and popular medical terms in nine Languages

ORGANIZATIONS
American Chiropractic Association
ChiroMAT

Canadian Chiropractic Examining Board
International College of Applied Kinesiology - USA Chapter
California Board of Chiropractic Examiners
American Kinesiotherapy Association
Modern Institute of Reflexology