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Knee Pathologies
Our senior podiatrist explores common knee pathologies and how to treat them with orthotic therapy.
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Medial Knee Osteoarthritis
Ankle Pathologies
Our senior podiatrist explores common ankle pathologies and how to treat them with orthotic therapy.
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Achilles Tendinopathy
Sinus Tarsi Syndrome / Talocrural Joint Synovitis
Heel Pathologies
Our senior podiatrist explores common heel pathologies and how to treat them with orthotic therapy.
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Plantar Fasciopathy
Fat Pad Atrophy / Syndrome
Midfoot Pathologies
Our senior podiatrist explores common midfoot pathologies and how to treat them with orthotic therapy.
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Tibialis Posterior Tenosynovitis / PTTD Stage 1 and 2ab
Midfoot Osteoarthritis
Forefoot Pathologies
Our senior podiatrist explores common forefoot pathologies and how to treat them with orthotic therapy.
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In-toeing / Out-toeing
Neuroma-bursitis Complex
Forefoot Fat Pad Atrophy
Orthotic Therapy Techniques
About Lesson

FAT PAD ATROPHY / SYNDROME

Description

Noted with progression of age, or as a result of blunt trauma, patients may experience thinning or atrophy of the plantar calcaneal fat pad. Patients with plantar calcaneal fat pad atrophy will report focal pain and discomfort around the central plantar calcaneal area.

 

Keys to effective orthotic management:

Supplementing the cushioning lost through the atrophy process is the important element in managing patients with this condition. If patients are provided a hard device with no additional padding then the likelihood of full improvement is reduced.

Apertures can be applied to the orthotic and then filled with a soft material (poron) to provide the patient with relieving padding within the orthotic. The centre of the heel of a Machined EVA orthosis is removed. This region may be filled with a poron material.

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