ANKLES, THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT FOR ONTARIO PODIATRISTS AND CHIROPODISTS

THE ANKLE JOINT IS COMPOSED OF 3 JOINTS, THE TALOCRURAL JOINT, THE SUBTALOR JOINT AND THE INFERIOR TIBIOFIBULAR JOINT.  THIS IS WHERE THE FOOT  MEETS THE LEG.  THE MAIN BONES ARE THE TALUS FROM THE FOOT AND THE TIBIA AND FIBULA FROM THE LEG.  IT IS A SYNOVIAL HINGE JOINT SURROUNDED BY MANY LIGAMENTS AND MUSCLES.

THE IRONIC THING IS THAT THEORETICALLY YOU CANNOT TREAT THE ANKLE IN ONTARIO IF YOU ARE A PODIATRIST OR CHIROPODIST EVENT THOUGH HALF OF THE ANKLE IS COMPOSED OF BONES OF THE FOOT AND LIGAMENTS AND MUSCLES WHICH ATTACH TO THE FOOT. 

MYSELF DR. HARDY AS A CHIROPRACTOR WAS ALLOWED TO TREAT EVERY PART OF THE BODY AS ARE KINESIOLOGISTS, NURSES, MASSAGE THERAPISTS, PHYSIOTHERAPISTS, NATUROPATHS, ETC.  IT SEEMS VERY STRANGE THAT A PROFESSION IS SO SEVERELY LIMITED SO AS NOT TO TREAT A MUSCLE OR LIGAMENT THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE FOOT BUT EXTENDS TO THE LOWER LEG.  OVER THE YEARS I TREATED 100'S OF ACHILLES MUSCLE CONDITIONS, BUT A PODIATRIST OR CHIROPODIST IN THIS PROVINCE IS SO VERY LIMITED IN THEIR SCOPE, THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO. 

BROUGHT TO YOU BY DR. JOHN A. HARDY, OWNER OF ACADEMY FOOT AND ORTHOTIC CLINICS.  IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE REQUIRES HONEST, COMPETENT ADVICE OR QUALITY FOOT CARE, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT MY TORONTO FOOT CLINIC.

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