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■x V 7. 6. . j Ï. .» » > 'i 5 T •) •: Ï t '{î L'/l-y \K T i a £ fc.2 > /:•- Y !/ <■ -.6 6 î j' 6 The Clarington/Courtice Independent, Bowman ville, Saturday, November 30, 1996 # Miw (• (• by Telma R. Grant r.p.t. Are Your Orthotics Doing Their Job? Question: Telma how can I tell if my orthotics are doing their job? The job of an orthotic is to redistribute the weight through the foot in a more biomechani- cally sound manner; in a way that minimizes the strain to the feet and to the rest of the body. There are tests we run in clinic to see if orthotics are performing performing their job. People get orthotics for various reasons. For some people it is because they have sore feet, for others because they have sore knees, and for others because they have sore backs. Orthotics help these conditions by helping the person walk in a more supportive, supportive, better aligned manner, so they are less apt to strain the tissues of their feet, knees, and back. In clinic, there are two things we are looking for when we test an orthotic, whether it is a new pair of orthotics that the patient has just received from us, or whether it is an old pair that they are bringing in for testing to see if they require upgrading: I. Are the orthotics alleviating alleviating the client's condition; and, II. Are they doing their job of redistributing the weight in a more supportive manner. For the second aspect we do balance testing. With the client's client's orthotics off we ask him to stand on one foot and then on the other and compare the steadiness of both feet. With everyone you will find that one foot is less steady than the other. other. We then have the client put the orthotics on and repeat the balance tests to see if his stability has improved. Balance is a critical test when fitting orthotics because by realigning the foot, leg, and hip we will see improved balance balance overall. That is what we are looking for from an orthotic. An additional factor is flexibility. flexibility. A good flexibility test especially for patients with back pain is to have them bend over and touch their toes with the orthotics off and also to bend sideways to the right and then to the left. We then compare these three movements with the orthotics on. If the orthotics are doing, their job properly, we find that by supporting the feet and giving a better foundation flexibility improves a little bit. If the client is less flexible with'the orthotics on, this indicates indicates that the orthotics are over correcting and causing tension in the foot, knee, and back muscles. When I see this in clients clients I advise them to consider upgrading their orthotics. Grant Physiotherapy offers a free, computerized gait analysis. 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QUANTRILL Chevrolet - Geo - Oldsmobile - Cadillac Ltd. 265 Peter St., Port Hope 1-800-297-4876 (905) 885-4573 eJiR £ Aamco Bantams Win 'A' Title In Fifth Overtime in Grafton On Monday, November 18, Aamco met Sand and Gravel in a league game. Aamco opened the scoring midway through the first on a shot by Rob Milford Milford assisted by Tim Swan and Jeff Lee. Sand and Gravel went ahead 2-1, but by the end of the first Aamco went up 3-2 with David Griffin scoring on a nice point shot and Tim Swan notching one assisted by Paul Risebrough. Sand and Gravel scored three unanswered unanswered goals in the second, but Aamco staged a comeback in the third with Luke Thompson and Rob Milford evening the score with assists to Tim Swan (2), and Luke Thompson. Once again Aamco would like to thank Derek Lindsay for holding holding the fort in net. Final score 5-5. against Oakville was a thriller On Saturday, November 23, Aamco travelled to Grafton to compete in their first tournament. tournament. Game one found them up against Lake Vista of Oshawa. Aamco's netminder, Rob Ka- meka, returned to the line-up from an injury to lead his team. There was no score until Tim Swan scored assisted by Matt Bickle and Troy Tan. Oshawa tied the game with 28 seconds left in the second. The third period period belonged to the goalies as they put on a show at both ends to send the game into overtime. With 3:03 left Rob Milford fed a perfect pass to Tim Swan who picked the top comer to break the tie. Final score 2-1 Aamco. This win sent Aamco to the 'A' side of the tournament where they met Bowmanville Sand and Gravel. Aamco opened the scoring in the first, and then went on to score three unanswered goals. Rob Kame- ka continued to shine in net making some remarkable saves to preserve the shutout. Point getters Were David Ritchie, (lg), Rob Milford (la), Jeff Lee (la), Tim Swan (lg), Da vid Griffin (lg), Jordan Bate (lg), Troy Tan (la), Korey Jay (la), Nathan Hobbs (la). Final score 4-0. This win sent Aamco Aamco to the 'A' final. Aamco met Oakville for the 'A* after the loss of two players they found themselves with a short bench. Once again Aamco stmck first when Korey Jay knocked in a rebound assisted assisted by Nathan Hobbs and Jordan Bate. Oakville tied the game right at the buzzer to end the first. Oakville was out- shooting Aamco but Rob Ka- meka stood his ground. Oak- r, ville went ahead in the second, but Aamco fought hard to tie it in the third when Jordan Bate found the mark with assists going going to Jamie Grant and David Griffin. The game quickly became became a goalie's duel, with both of them turning away everything everything the shooters could throw at them. With the score 2-2, Aamco entered their second overtime of the day. After four periods of overtime overtime it was starting to look like neither goalie could be beaten. Both teams were exhausted and wearing down. 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