SOME boots were designeded for walking. Others need a little twist. Just talk to podiatrist Dan Everson.
It's almost Three Decade since Dr Everson started his first clinic.
"No-one really knew what a podiatrist was. In the past if you informed someone at a pub that you worked with feet, they would excuse themselves to acquire a drink as opposed to the present day 'Really? Well perhaps you can aid me. See I have this complication.,'," Dr Everson said laughingly.
"I had this plan in order to get established early.
"I intended to achieve a lot more than just having a practice or two. I wasn't dedicated to that. I wanted to achieve a world first. This had to do with making a difference.".
A few years later Dr Everson set up an appointment with a cohort who made podiatry instruments using computer aided design. Inside months he had the first Australian business to make functional orthotics.
"It's kinda cool, that you can influence the way someone walks, soothe pressures and strains of some areas and make a person function more efficiently," he explained.
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Dr Everson built his 2nd brainchild, Kinetic Orthotics, and in doing this, spearheaded his own world first strategy.
His therapy uses cutting-edge computer integrated technology and a combo of foot morphology and kinetic clinical data to custom design and create orthotics for unique patients.
These services were provided at no cost to Nambour hospital for a couple of years, saving hospital management over $800,000 in admissions.
Dan Everson Podiatry now has six clinics all around south east Queensland, and Kinetic Orthotics distributes to 150 podiatrists around the state and overseas. Dr Everson's patented orthotics design and prescription was evidence based.
"We managed to create a patent that was proof and research based - the conventional approach most podiatrists use is the actions they take and make aren't evidence based," he says.
Dr Everson has previously worked together with QUT to establish an online education program and in a few brief months his first publication for the mainstream public, Move Without Pain, will be publisheded.
Still on the search to effect society change, Dr Everson intends to establish a charity for children with disabilities later this year.
Dr Everson is part of Sunshine Coast Council's Export and Global Capability Program, which he says has provided great insight into the industry and will help bring jobs to the region.
His only wish is for more local businesses to get on board.
"The provision of services - that's human nature. (With) podiatry you take care of the patient. If you think about the money you will never have enough and you will never be happy.".
It's almost Three Decade since Dr Everson started his first clinic.
"No-one really knew what a podiatrist was. In the past if you informed someone at a pub that you worked with feet, they would excuse themselves to acquire a drink as opposed to the present day 'Really? Well perhaps you can aid me. See I have this complication.,'," Dr Everson said laughingly.
"I had this plan in order to get established early.
"I intended to achieve a lot more than just having a practice or two. I wasn't dedicated to that. I wanted to achieve a world first. This had to do with making a difference.".
A few years later Dr Everson set up an appointment with a cohort who made podiatry instruments using computer aided design. Inside months he had the first Australian business to make functional orthotics.
"It's kinda cool, that you can influence the way someone walks, soothe pressures and strains of some areas and make a person function more efficiently," he explained.
Check out Dr Mogul here
Dr Everson built his 2nd brainchild, Kinetic Orthotics, and in doing this, spearheaded his own world first strategy.
His therapy uses cutting-edge computer integrated technology and a combo of foot morphology and kinetic clinical data to custom design and create orthotics for unique patients.
These services were provided at no cost to Nambour hospital for a couple of years, saving hospital management over $800,000 in admissions.
Dan Everson Podiatry now has six clinics all around south east Queensland, and Kinetic Orthotics distributes to 150 podiatrists around the state and overseas. Dr Everson's patented orthotics design and prescription was evidence based.
"We managed to create a patent that was proof and research based - the conventional approach most podiatrists use is the actions they take and make aren't evidence based," he says.
Dr Everson has previously worked together with QUT to establish an online education program and in a few brief months his first publication for the mainstream public, Move Without Pain, will be publisheded.
Still on the search to effect society change, Dr Everson intends to establish a charity for children with disabilities later this year.
Dr Everson is part of Sunshine Coast Council's Export and Global Capability Program, which he says has provided great insight into the industry and will help bring jobs to the region.
His only wish is for more local businesses to get on board.
"The provision of services - that's human nature. (With) podiatry you take care of the patient. If you think about the money you will never have enough and you will never be happy.".