Brian A Rothbart

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A New Classification of Foot Structures Based on Foot Embryology is proposed?

This is a current discussion on the Podiatry forum at https://podiatryarena.com/index.php?threads/a-new-classification-of-foot-structures-based-on-foot-embryogenesis.111964/ Basically I have...

04 December 2019 2,128 0 View

Do you believe abnormal foot pronation can lead to the development of chronic musculoskeletal pain?

A pubmed search reveals divergent opinions.

13 January 2016 964 5 View

How do you define Normal Pronation and Abnormal Pronation?

Inman and Close coupled transverse plane oscillations to subtalar joint rotation. I believe normal vs abnormal pronation can be defined in terms of pelvic rotation. Comments?

24 December 2014 6,856 9 View

In your opinion, is Flexible Flatfoot a diagnosis or a symptom occurring in specific foot deformities?

Attached is a test for a flexible flatfoot. Frame 1: At heel contact, the ILA is intact Frame 2: At foot flat, ILA collapses to the ground Frame 3: Heel raise, the Windlass Mechanism kicks in...

01 January 1970 4,062 7 View

Brain Wave changes linked to Gravity Drive Pronation (hyperpronation)

Several years I published the results of a research study that linked gravity drive pronation (hyperpronation) to changes in the frontal plane position of the cranial bones. The past two years...

01 January 1970 8,499 7 View

Is Adolescent Ideopathic Scoliosis a result of Abnormal (Gravity Drive) foot pronation

Have you observed a link between how the foot function and the development of scoliotic curves in children?

01 January 1970 2,469 5 View

Is the Biomechanical Paradigm irreparably outdated?

The Biomechanical model ascribes postural shifts solely to gravity. The analogy would be a house built on soft ground. As the foundation shifts, so goes the entire structure (as the foot pronates,...

01 January 1970 7,957 6 View

Can you correlate Medial Column Supinatus to foot pathology (e.g., Hallux Valgus)

How I interpret Medial Column Supinatus: At Carnegie Stage 13, the lower limb bud becomes visible At Stage 17, the soles of the future foot are cephalad (facing upwards) At Stage 18, the...

01 January 1970 6,354 0 View

Is the Biomechanical Postural Model the same as the Neurophysiological Postural Model?

In my view, both are impacted by gravity, but they describe how resulting postural distortions occur, very differently. Biomechanical Postural Model: A structural varus deformity is unstable in a...

01 January 1970 3,654 0 View