An orthotic (or-THAH-tik) is a support, brace, or insert used to align, support, or correct the function of a movable part of the body. The word is often used for shoe inserts that correct how the foot strikes the ground, but it applies to any such device. Orthotic and orthosis are closely related: orthosis is the formal term for the device, while orthotic is the everyday word and also names the field itself. In CMT, foot orthotics are commonly used to bring the foot into better alignment, often alongside an ankle brace like an AFO.
When Medicine Lost Its Compass
Evidence failed not because it was wrong, but because it was weaponized. I lived the downstream effects of that failure for more than a decade. This is what happens when medicine forgets that data always ends in a human being.
