Advance Article, Leg Length Difference and Heel Lifts

The latest edition of "Advance for Physical Therapy and Rehab Medicine" arrived at our clinic today. It's a wonderful national physical therapy magazine with great articles for those in the Rehab field. We have been anxiously awaiting it's arrival since our owner and therapist Chris Ford, MPT was interviewed about leg length differences and if heel lifts are a proper way to combat this issue. Our answer is no.

So today we got our copy of Advance, and boy! Our philosophy is very different from many others. We are looking forward to the debate. Chris Ford states that in his years (17 plus now!) of working as a Physical Therapist the only true leg length differences he has seen are from improperly healed fractures or a patient with polio. He has been able to correct leg length differences using no surgery and no heel lifts with the Leveling Technique.

See the latest article here: http://physical-therapy.advanceweb.com/Archives/Article-Archives/Need-a-Lift-It-Depends-on-Whom-You-Ask.aspx 
 
I guess we are used to looking at Physical Therapy from "outside the box." It is how Chris Ford, MPT came up with our name Alternative Back Care Physical Therapy, because what we do is truly alternative.

Below we included the "Long/Sit" test. It's a way to determine if the person has a sacroiliac dysfunction if the rotated pelvis is creating a functional leg length difference but not an actual leg length difference.

We were also interviewed last summer by "Advance for Physical Therapy and Rehab Magazine." When they did an article on the sacroiliac joint, they called us to speak with Christopher Ford, MPT. His leveling technique helps patients across the country with back pain and migraines. Read that article here: http://physical-therapy.advanceweb.com/Editorial/Content/PrintFriendly.aspx?CC=227090