Re: Formula for Heel Height
Paul Prusakowski
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Title:
Re: Formula for Heel Height
Creator:
Paul Prusakowski
Date:
7/23/2012
Text:
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-----Original Message-----
From: Cidny Fox [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>]
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 6:19 PM
To: Keith Smith
Cc: <Email Address Redacted>
Subject: Re: [OANDP-L] Formula for Heel Height
I have taken lots if math but it didn't help me either. I learned at the
School of Hard Knocks that 1 degree equals 2 mm of lift. It's not perfect
but gets you pretty close.
Cidny Fox, CPO
On Jul 23, 2012 1:00 PM, Keith Smith < <Email Address Redacted> > wrote:
> Anyone know of a formula that exists for calculating the heel height
> needed on a shoe when trying to change the shank to vertical angle
> back to neutral based on the ankle angle of the AFO. You would think
> having had Math classes all the way through Calculus III DIFFERENTIAL
> EQUATIONS that I would know this but I guess it has been too long.
> Currently, I eyeball the lift amount at the bench, but would love to
> simply plug the numbers To know in advance.
>
>
> Thanks in advance for all responses,
>
> Keith M Smith CO LO FAAOP
>
> Sent from iPad
>
>
-----Original Message-----
From: Cidny Fox [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>]
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 6:19 PM
To: Keith Smith
Cc: <Email Address Redacted>
Subject: Re: [OANDP-L] Formula for Heel Height
I have taken lots if math but it didn't help me either. I learned at the
School of Hard Knocks that 1 degree equals 2 mm of lift. It's not perfect
but gets you pretty close.
Cidny Fox, CPO
On Jul 23, 2012 1:00 PM, Keith Smith < <Email Address Redacted> > wrote:
> Anyone know of a formula that exists for calculating the heel height
> needed on a shoe when trying to change the shank to vertical angle
> back to neutral based on the ankle angle of the AFO. You would think
> having had Math classes all the way through Calculus III DIFFERENTIAL
> EQUATIONS that I would know this but I guess it has been too long.
> Currently, I eyeball the lift amount at the bench, but would love to
> simply plug the numbers To know in advance.
>
>
> Thanks in advance for all responses,
>
> Keith M Smith CO LO FAAOP
>
> Sent from iPad
>
>
Citation
Paul Prusakowski, “Re: Formula for Heel Height,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/233836.
