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ACFAOM
On Friday March 15, Dr. David Edwards received a certificate memorializing that the ACFAOM Board of Directors had unanimously voted to extend Honorary Membership on his ascension to the presidency of the APMA.
Recognizing the major contributions that a president of the APMA makes to the profession during the 1-year term, the ACFAOM Board started this tradition many years ago and it has become an annual event. The formal presentation of the framed membership certificate was made by ACFAOM President Dr. Jason Harrill during the meeting of the ACFAOM Board of Directors in Washington, DC, before the meeting of the APMA House of Delegates.
Dr Harrill (right) presents ACFAOM’s Honorary Membership
certificate to Dr. Edwards.
Podiatry Today
Bob Baravarian, DPM, FACFAS writes: Plantar fasciitis is at epidemic levels with suggestions that one in six Americans may have the condition. Patients often attempt to treat plantar fasciitis at home prior to seeing a doctor. In my experience, the majority of patients treat their heel pain poorly and tolerate it for an extensive period of time, from months to years, prior to seeking professional care.
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Podiatry Management
On occasion, the medical practice manager
may observe an employee who is becoming
increasingly more irritable and who is increasingly often
late for or absent from work. The
employee’s enthusiasm may have
waned, too, and his or her productivity may have dropped. Whereas
the employee was once a smiling
and upbeat member of the medical
practice team, the manager may notice that he or she now rarely cracks
a smile, and most of the time seems
cloaked in sadness.
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
Foot pain and deformity are common in people with rheumatoid arthritis. Previous research has identified that women with RA seek retail footwear to alleviate their foot problems. The specific footwear features that women with RA require, and what would help them to find shoes that meet these requirements, are unknown. This study aimed to determine the factors that influence the choice of appropriate retail footwear by women with RA.
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Podiatry Today
Richard Blake DPM writes: A patient contacted me after being diagnosed with sesamoiditis over a year ago. His physician gave him a steel toe plate to insert in the shoe so he will not bend his toe too much. The patient notes the plate did help for a little bit.
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Orthopedics Today
Compared with rotational ankle fractures, patients with tibial plafond fractures showed significant elevation of several cytokines, according to results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Lucas S. Marchand, M.D., and colleagues performed synovial fluid aspiration at the time of presentation or at index surgery for 26 patients with rotational ankle fractures and 23 patients with tibial plafond fractures to measure the inflammatory response.
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PLOS One
Falls are commonly reported post-stroke. Ankle-foot orthoses are often provided to improve safety and walking, but the effect of their use in the reduction of falls after stroke is unknown. A randomized controlled trial on the effects of AFO-provision after stroke was performed. Effects on clinical scales, 3D-gait kinematics and muscle-activity were previously reported. This paper aims to study the effects of AFO-provision on occurrence and circumstances of falls/near falls.
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Medical News Today
Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic condition that causes pain, swelling, and inflammation in the joints. It also causes dactylis, which is the swelling of entire toes or fingers.
Treatment can help people feel more comfortable, slow down the progression of the condition, and prevent joint injury.
The feet are among the body parts most commonly affected by PsA.
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BMC Geriatrics
Abnormalities in the feet and toenails are common among the elderly and may increase the risk of falls. This study aimed to investigate the changes in toe-gap force, knee-gap force, foot pressure distribution, the ability to perform activities of daily living, subjects’ feelings and behaviors, and physical function resulting from daily lifestyle modification and foot care.
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate use of a distally based peroneus brevis muscle flap in high-risk patients with diabetes and peripheral vascular disease for limb salvage of nonhealing heel ulcerations. Seventeen patients were referred for a below-knee amputation because of nonhealing heel ulcerations and peripheral vascular disease.
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ACFAOM
An ACFAOM Certified Clinical Podiatric Medical Assistant (CCPMA) can perform routine nail care, pre-treatment foot exams, collect client health information correctly, set up a sterile field and much more. Click here for additional information about the CCPMA qualification and its potential value for your practice.
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