Eric Fuller, DPM

A Guide To Lower Extremity Muscle Testing

09/26/2013

Testing the muscles of the lower extremity can provide valuable diagnostic insight for physicians. Accordingly, this author reviews the basic physiology of muscles as well as pertinent biomechanical principles to provide a practical guide to...

Testing the muscles of the...

09/26/2013

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Point-Counterpoint: Can Toning Shoes Have A Legitimate Impact?

11/22/2011

David Y.S. Yee , DPM, FACFAOM;

Eric Fuller , DPM;

Yes. Aside from the toning shoes’ benefits on muscle toning and core strengthening, David Y.S. Yee, DPM, FACFAOM, says one can also incorporate the shoes into treatment plans for numerous podiatric conditions. No. Although Eric Fuller, DPM,...

Yes. Aside from the toning...

11/22/2011

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Point-Counterpoint: Scanner Casting: Is It Better Than Plaster Impression Casting?

05/27/2015

Eric Fuller , DPM;

Bruce E. Williams , DPM, FACFAS;

Yes. Praising the move into digital technology, this author notes scanner casting will save money and time, and the research shows little difference between outcomes of devices made with digital scans versus plaster. By Bruce Williams, DPM,...

Yes. Praising the move into...

05/27/2015

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Point-Counterpoint: Are Static Measurements Of Foot Morphology Necessary To Create Custom Foot Orthoses?

04/22/2016

Robert Daryl Phillips , DPM;

Eric Fuller , DPM;

Yes. Citing research as well as his own clinical experience, this author says goniometric measurements play a key role in recognizing the degree and etiology of abnormal function, and help facilitate better prescriptions of custom foot...

Yes. Citing research as well as...

04/22/2016

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A Guide To Orthotic Prescription Writing With The Tissue Stress Theory Approach

01/26/2018

Eric Fuller , DPM;

Can the tissue stress theory approach to biomechanics help podiatrists make more specific orthotic modifications to reduce pathological forces on the foot? With this question in mind, this author offers helpful diagnostic pearls and a closer...

Can the tissue stress theory...

01/26/2018

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Podiatric Biomechanics: A Paradigm In Crisis?

09/16/2020

Eric Fuller , DPM;

Have an increasing number of anomalies led to legitimate challenges of classically taught principles of podiatric biomechanics? Suggesting that flaws in long-held tenets in biomechanics and an overreliance on static perceptions of a normal...

Have an increasing number of...

09/16/2020

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