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(I emailed Marm and JP about their websites and location; here is the

reply ~ G)

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Jean- and I have a new practice in San Diego. We are rewriting our

website and will hopefully launch it soon. We are moving the site and

are

the web masters in our free time. Since many of our clients fly/drive

in

from around the USA, Mexico, and Canada, we spend a great deal of time

dedicated to the visit. Thus, it is taking us longer than we expected

to

launch the site. We have also been busy reprograming our software that

we

utilize for the comprehensive mechanical and structural profile reports

and

evaluations.

We are excited about our improved designs of our devices as well as our

new

recommended training programs. We develop solutions based on our

findings,

not just braces. Each solution is unique to the individual, since no

two

CMTers are the same nor even two extremities. The recommended program

then

addresses what is required to benefit from our device. We address

security

issues and develop a plan to solve them with efficiency in mind. Our

solutions reestablish proper body positioning at the correct time

through out

the gait cycle. The solutions are based on regaining the most efficient

gait

pattern possible. This reduces stresses on the whole system, which

decreases

fatigue, pain, overuse, etc. Our systems allow for the remaining

muscles to

work at the appropriate time and to shut off at the appropriate time.

Our solutions are very comprehensive and are not just braces. We

evaluate

every deviation that detracts from his efficiency, including every

aspect of

the body. Efficient walking depends on each boney segment of the body

to be

in the correct position at the correct time in each of the three

dimensions.

Conventional braces are casted by placing the foot at 90°, or in other

words

placing the foot bone at a certain position and controlling it primarily

in

one plane. We look at the foot as 26 bones and each bone can be

deviated in

one, two or three planes. Realigning the feet, then aligning each bone

on

top of a solid foundation improves balance and stability. The body does

not

have to work as hard to stay upright. Anxiety, security issues,

stresses on

structures, and fatigue are decreased. Our solutions include a

recommended

training program based on our specific findings. Ones potential depends

on a

commitment from them and any support group/family to follow through.

We will discuss remodeling in the future on our website. Remodeling is

correction or improved joint alignment that was thought lost and thought

only

correctable with surgery. We feel we can achieve better correction in

many

cases than what a surgeon can do in a few hours. The better the

correction

the better the stability. Our solutions maintain people on their feet,

surgeries can keep someone down for too long. The body has less trauma

to

heal. Since most CMTers require longer healing times, this can affect

nearly

every aspect of ones life.

Our advanced systems alone will make improvements, but the real

potential is

following the comprehensive plan. Our advanced systems allows the

training

to work, the more one works the more function one will be able to

achieve.

Wayne State University CMT Clinic is very interested with our outcomes.

They

are actively looking for Grants to do studies of our outcomes and

benefits of

our solutions. We were able to demonstrate what we have stated was

true. We

are eager to have sound science document what we know is possible and to

provide more positive outcomes for those that need them.

Sincerely,

Marmaduke and Jean-

PS. Gretchen keep up with the great work that you are doing, as a

provider

of health related services, we have always tried to place ourselves into

the

shoes of each person that we see. We look at " if this were me, my mom,

my

dad, daughter, etc., what would we want or need. The emotions that pour

out

of your group allows us to feel and place ourselves closer than ever

before.

We both got into this profession to help people in the purest sense, to

do

our very best for each person. Managed Care has forced most in the

medical

profession into survival mode, we chose to follow a different path and

develop strategies based on what is best. Financially all our peers are

doing better, at the end of the day, we feel better.

We have learned a lot about CMT from , it helps us drive to solve

problems presented on the listserv, that we think are possible. It has

made

us much more aware of the daily challenges of CMTers. To solve many of

these

we found that we had to work and look harder. We realized that the

solutions

are possible but far more complex than once thought.

In a message dated 1/26/02 11:52:09 AM, liliwigg@... writes:

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