Quote Originally Posted by sara View Post
I've watched him with other patients and he seems more enthusiastic about their treatment.
Ummmm, how is it you can watch him with other patients while you're there? Is he treating more than one patient at a time? (that's illegal)

I like using Superfeet insoles, they are cheap ($35) and very easy to wedge to sort of customize the fit. As a person's muscles get stronger they often need less and less wedging, and I can peel the wedges off the Superfeet and trim them down. Sometimes by the end of PT the patient doesn't even need wedges anymore, but they keep using the Superfeet. The nice thing about sturdy neutral insoles is that they also help cue the muscles when to fire. (the bottom of the foot gets more positional info from touching the insoles than from touching a flat surface, for example.) Insoles are usually my first resort, rather than my last. (I have a very good orthotist I can send folks to who need custom orthotics. Those are expensive!)

I'm glad you've got your mom as a resource. Instead of Rudolf's Red Nose for Christmas, you've got the glowing red toes!