Kevin A. Kirby, DPM, MS

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Orthotics Are Not Biomechanics
11/21/2012
Over the past quarter century of lecturing at national and international seminars on the topics of foot and lower extremity biomechanics, foot orthotic therapy and sports injuries, I have had the pleasure to meet many podiatrists who share my...
Over the past quarter century of lecturing at national and international seminars on the topics of foot and lower extremity biomechanics, foot orthotic therapy and sports injuries, I have had the pleasure to meet many podiatrists who share my...
Over the past quarter century of...
11/21/2012
Podiatry Today
Is Subtalar Joint Neutral A Scientific Measurement Or A Clinical Approximation?
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Is Subtalar Joint Neutral A Scientific Measurement Or A Clinical Approximation?
03/30/2020
Merton Root, DPM is credited by many for the invention of the concept of a neutral position of the subtalar joint (STJ). Dr. Root and colleagues defined the STJ neutral position as being “the point at which the foot is neither pronated nor...
Merton Root, DPM is credited by many for the invention of the concept of a neutral position of the subtalar joint (STJ). Dr. Root and colleagues defined the STJ neutral position as being “the point at which the foot is neither pronated nor...
Merton Root, DPM is credited by...
03/30/2020
Podiatry Today
Emerging Concepts In Podiatric Biomechanics
12/03/2006
    The world of podiatric biomechanics is very different now than when Merton Root, DPM, created the first Department of Podiatric Biomechanics at the California College of Chiropody in San Francisco in 1966.1 During those exciting early...
    The world of podiatric biomechanics is very different now than when Merton Root, DPM, created the first Department of Podiatric Biomechanics at the California College of Chiropody in San Francisco in 1966.1 During those exciting early...
    The world of podiatric...
12/03/2006
Podiatry Today
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Why Using Proper Terminology Can Enrich The Future Of The Podiatric Profession
07/26/2016
Proper terminology is very important for the future of podiatry. The words that make up the podiatric lexicon are the tools we all use to communicate in our books, journal articles and lectures. We also use these words when interacting with...
Proper terminology is very important for the future of podiatry. The words that make up the podiatric lexicon are the tools we all use to communicate in our books, journal articles and lectures. We also use these words when interacting with...
Proper terminology is very...
07/26/2016
Podiatry Today
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Is The Grass Always Greener On The Other Side Of The Fence?
07/28/2009
   Joe Podd, a first-year podiatry student, was very happy to finally be starting his podiatric medical education. He had spent the last four years toiling at his undergraduate degree, being accepted into podiatry school and taking out his...
   Joe Podd, a first-year podiatry student, was very happy to finally be starting his podiatric medical education. He had spent the last four years toiling at his undergraduate degree, being accepted into podiatry school and taking out his...
   Joe Podd, a first-year...
07/28/2009
Podiatry Today
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What A Recent Study Gets Right And Wrong About Root Biomechanics
05/31/2017
This author takes a critical look at recent kinematics research, which questions established tenets of Root biomechanics. 
This author takes a critical look at recent kinematics research, which questions established tenets of Root biomechanics. 
This author takes a critical...
05/31/2017
Podiatry Today
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Is Manual Examination Of The Foot A Dying Art?
03/26/2013
Things change with time. My favorite television show in grade school was The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The first car stereo I installed in high school had an eight-track tape player. My first computer purchase was an Apple IIe with dual floppy...
Things change with time. My favorite television show in grade school was The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The first car stereo I installed in high school had an eight-track tape player. My first computer purchase was an Apple IIe with dual floppy...
Things change with time. My...
03/26/2013
Podiatry Today
Orthotics Q&A
Where Do Orthotics Fit Into A Comprehensive Plan For Plantar Plate Pathology?
02/16/2022
Here the panelists share their pathways for plantar plate issues, and where orthotics fall in that plan.
Here the panelists share their pathways for plantar plate issues, and where orthotics fall in that plan.
Here the panelists share their...
02/16/2022
Podiatry Today
Videos
Modern Biomechanics and Engineering Terminology for the Podiatrist: Equilibrium
04/24/2015
Kevin Kirby, DPM, discusses the important physics concepts of forces and moments as they apply to the biomechanics of the foot and lower extremity for the treating podiatrist.
Kevin Kirby, DPM, discusses the important physics concepts of forces and moments as they apply to the biomechanics of the foot and lower extremity for the treating podiatrist.
Kevin Kirby, DPM, discusses the...
04/24/2015
Today's Wound Clinic
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Plantar Intrinsics: Important Or Useless Muscles Of The Foot?
11/23/2016
We often think the plantar intrinsic muscles of the foot are relatively unimportant muscles of the foot and lower extremity. Researchers have largely ignored these muscles over the past century.
We often think the plantar intrinsic muscles of the foot are relatively unimportant muscles of the foot and lower extremity. Researchers have largely ignored these muscles over the past century.
We often think the plantar...
11/23/2016
Podiatry Today

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