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Local Air Cadets Reach for the Top

Submitted article Squadron placed Top Overall.
This yearly competition is a
ecently, the 10 member
RExertion Team from the 325 combination of sports (basketball,

Cornwall Kiwanis Royal Canadian floor hockey, handball and
volleyball) as well as fitness
Air Cadet Squadron placed top in testing (following the Cadet

basketball, top in floor hockey, Canada Fitness guidelines),
top in fitness and top overall. Air leadership taskings, general cadet

Cadets is a youth organization for
youth ages 12-18. trivia, air crew survival challenges
and finally sportsmanship. All 10

The Exertion Competition is a members compete in all areas of
full day competition unique to the the competition. This certainly is
Eastern Ontario area (EOA) of the a competition in which skill in all
Air Cadet Program. No other Air areas is a key for success.
Cadets in Canada participate in this The Team was under the
competition. Of the 19 Air Cadet Members of the exertion team from the 325 Cornwall Kiwanis Royal supervision of Lt Mandy Gille and
squadrons in the Eastern Ontario Canadian Air Cadet Squadron proved what they are capable of,
finishing on top of a pool of 19 squadrons at an Eastern Ontario area the team captain, FCpl Brandon

area, our very own Cornwall
(EOA) competition held recently. Submitted photo. Lefebvre.
Custom-made foot orthotics for injuries & performance

• In 2005, Zhang proved that a combination of chiropractic

Dr. Joel Leger care and custom-made foot orthotics improved symptoms,
BSc(Hons), DipAc, DC activities of daily living, sport and recreation and quality of
Chiropractor & Owner life in workers whose job requires them to stand at least 6
hours daily
• A study by Hertel et al, 2005, examined the single-leg squat

Orthotics are to the feet what glasses are to the eyes – they and lateral stepdown exercises and the vastus medialis and
“put things in focus. But if you don’t have them custom- the gluteus medius muscle activity (commonly weak with
made, it’s like putting the same scrip in everyone’s glasses.” knee problems) were enhanced with an orthotic regardless
(Dr. Miltchin, Health, 2013) of foot type.

Most injuries follow a typical and predictive pattern –
people ignore them until they become unbearable or until they
affect their daily lives. This is no different for our feet and it
often requires a therapeutic correction to adequately amend
the problem. Fortunately as a chiropractor, I have a variety
of tools at my disposable and one of these tools is the ability
to prescribed and dispense custom-made foot orthotics when
indicated. When the aforementioned orthotic is implemented,
the clinical outcomes are quite impressive.

First and foremost, a thorough medical history, physical
examination, and biomechanical assessment must take place

to ensure that custom-made foot orthotics are the proper
intervention required to deal with the acute injury, chronic
injury, or dysfunction at hand. Once this has been established

and the customized medical appliance is casted and created, The list of benefits for custom-made foot orthotics is ongoing
the patient may now experience a plethora of health benefits: and ranges from plantar fasciitis to knee osteoarthritis to chronic

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• Sesma et al, 2008, demonstrated that patients with chronic Care Plus for a thorough assessment to see if custom-made foot
ankle sprains had less instability and improved dynamic orthotics are an appropriate intervention for you. At Cornwall
balance with custom-made foot orthotics Spine Care Plus, we use a combination of gait scan technology

• Stude & Gullicky, 2001, and Stude & Brink, 1997, revealed alongside traditional foam casting to create the best possible
that custom-made foot orthotics worn by golfers demonstrated orthotic appliance. Other clinic services include chiropractic
reduced muscle fatigue, improved gait (walking pattern), care, custom braces, acupuncture, massage therapy, class IV
balance, and proprioception (spatial awareness) laser therapy, sports injury rehab, and spinal decompression