208 - FSM Podcast: Foot Mechanics, Imaging That Changed Everything, Pivoting Goals in Complex Pain Cases

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Hosts: Carolyn McMakin, MA, DC, &  Kim Pittis, LCSP, (PHYS), MT

In this Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) podcast episode, the hosts discuss mindset and race preparation, including using FSM (even in a sauna), yoga, meditation, and balance work, and connect performance gains to often-neglected intrinsic foot muscles and tarsal/talus mobility. Dr. Carol Kim Pittis explains how restricted tarsal and talus motion can disrupt gait mechanics and how tools like an activator may stimulate proprioceptors. She then recounts a home visit with an 83-year-old man with four prior spine surgeries and severe chronic pain; a CT scan revealed extensive fusion (including pelvis), lateral vertebral shift, and hardware issues that changed the care plan away from forcing upright posture and toward safe walking, lower-leg/foot mobility, and symptom management. After targeted FSM protocols and supportive strategies, his leg circulation improved, and he became virtually pain-free, highlighting the importance of imaging, clinical judgment, and resetting goals and expectations.

00:00 Mindset for Racing

00:32 Foot Mechanics Matter

01:02 FSM Podcast Intro

01:28 Goals, Expectations, and Shoulds

03:13 Personal Best Breakdown

05:07 Tarsals, Talus, and Balance

10:41 Foot Model Show and Tell

15:04 House Call Spine Case