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- Title
Whatever Happened to Root Theory? These teachable theories remain the foundation of foot orthotic therapy.
- Authors
ROOT, JEFF
- Abstract
The article discusses theories that remain the foundation of foot orthotic therapy. Topics include terms that were in common orthopedic use before the work of podiatrist Merton L. Root, controversy about Root's work, and the problems with the Tissue Stress Theory (TST) approach to foot orthotic therapy.
- Subjects
TISSUE analysis; FOOT physiology; FOOT anatomy; BIOMECHANICS; TERMS &; phrases; PODIATRY; MATHEMATICAL models; PHYSIOLOGIC strain; FOOT orthoses; FOOT diseases; THEORY; PATIENT positioning
- Publication
Podiatry Management, 2024, Vol 43, Issue 7, p92
- ISSN
0744-3528
- Publication type
Article