Plantar Fasciitis - What is it and How do you treat it
Plantar Fasciitis is an inflammation of the plantar aponeurosis, a thick fascia located underneath the foot than spans from the heel bone (medial and lateral calcaneal tubercles) to the toes (plantar tubercles of the proximal phalanges) (See Figures 1 and 2 below).  Figure 1 - Plantar Aponeurosis (Long Plantar Ligament).  A thick fascia that runs from the bottom of the heel bone to the toes.

Eliminating pain resulting from the Rothbarts Foot or the PreClinical Clubfoot Deformity
An estimated 80% of the world population has one of the two inherited foot structures which I discovered and treat.  These foot structures are called the Primus Metatarsus Supinatis (known as Rothbarts Foot) and the PreClinical Clubfoot Deformity - a common cause of the flexible flat foot.  Both of these foot structures can cause chronic musculoskeletal pain.  However, the symptoms resulting from the PreClinical Clubfoot Deformity usually occur earlier in life and typically are more debilitating/disabling then the symptoms resulting from the Rothbarts Foot.    To understand how an abnormal foot structure creates muscle and joint pain, we must fi

Knee Replacement Surgery - An Overused Intervention
The clinical history in a patient with arthritis of the knee is dominated by significant and disabling pain. The pain predominantly occurs while standing and walking.  However, as the arthritis progresses, the pain may be constant and unrelieved by rest (e.g., night pain).  In addition to pain, other symptoms include stiffness, swelling, locking of the knee joint, and weakness.Osteodegenerative Arthritis of the knee is the most common reason that surgeons advise total knee replacement, in which all cartilage is removed from the knee joint and a metal or plastic implant is substituted.  Approximately 130,000 knee replacement surgeries (femoral surface replacement)

Does Rothbart Proprioceptive therapy reduce foot twist? A technical presentation
Introduction:  RothbartProprioceptive Therapy (RPT) is based on the observation that foottwist during weight bearing (standing and walking), is directly linkedto postural distortion patterns coming from the feet (e.g., RothbartsFoot or the PreClinical Clubfoot Deformity).  By reducing foot twist(via central nervous system reprogramming), the postural distortionalpatterns (poor posture) are reversed, which in turn greatly reduces oreliminates chronic musculoskeletal pain.  Discussion:  Computerized postural studies by this author over the past 15 years is consistent with the conclusion that RPT is very effective in reversing p

What is the difference between the Rothbarts Foot and the PreClinical Clubfoot Deformity
Rothbart Proprioceptive Therapy has become widely known as a non-drug, non-surgical treatment which permanently eliminates chronic musculoskeletal pain.  It is based on my discovery of two inherited foot structures which predispose many people to chronic muscle and joint pain.  The first of my discoveries is known as the Rothbarts Foot.  I have written a book, Forever Free From Chronic Pain, describing in detail my discovery of this foot structure and the treatment I developed which effectively handles it. The second embryological foot structure that I discovered is called the PreClinical Clubfoot Deformity.  It is one of the major causes