#39 - 10 Things Every Clinician Should Understand About Orthotics, Part 1

10 Things Every Clinician Should Understand about Orthotics, Pt. 1
FAKTR Podcast Episode 39
Featuring:
David Wedemeyer, Cped
EPISODE SUMMARY
When it comes to activities of daily living, one of the most debilitating conditions can be foot pain--affecting mobility and quality of life. Think about it...how many times have you had a patient come into your office and one of their primary goals is to be able to move better. And whether their goal is to simply be able to play with their grandkids or finally run that half-marathon, the impact of being able to do something as simple as walking or standing without pain can be life-changing.
If you're a provider in the physical medicine space, you've probably encountered dozens of companies that market orthotics to healthcare providers and even those that sell directly to consumers. And while there is no shortage of orthotics manufacturers, there is a great lack of understanding of the medical necessity of orthotics and their clinical use.
Although many companies market orthotics to healthcare practitioners, there exists a great lack of understanding of medical necessity and their clinical use in rehabilitation. Dr. David Wedemeyer is on a mission to change that.
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER:
Dr. David Wedemeyer is a chiropractor and certified pedorthist located in Laguna Niguel, California. A native of Newport Beach, he pursued a chiropractic degree at Cleveland Chiropractic College in Los Angeles and returned to Orange County to open his practice. He maintained a solo chiropractic practice and recently retired to focus full time on his orthotic lab and educating his colleagues about foot orthoses and pedal biomechanics.
Possessing a keen interest in the foot and ankle, Dr. Wedemeyer began investigating the different methods available to fabricate and dispense CFO’s
(Certified Fitter-orthotics).
He is the only chiropractor to have served the Medicare Diabetic Shoe Bill as a supplier of diabetic footwear, insoles and AFO braces. Through his pedorthic training he garnered the trust of local orthopedic foot and ankle specialists and enjoyed beneficial referral relationships with medical providers throughout his career, retiring in 2018 to devote his full time to operating Solelutions Orthotic Lab.
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