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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
Age-related changes in midfoot mobility have the potential to influence success with foot orthoses intervention in people with patellofemoral pain (PFP). The aim of this study was to determine whether older people with PFP demonstrate less foot mobility than younger adults with PFP.
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Podiatry Today
It is fascinating how many doctors focus on putting energy and money into big, shiny marketing campaigns that promise scores of new patients banging down their doors to get an appointment. That would be fine if they also placed equal time, effort and resources into keeping these patients.
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The Washington Post
“What are you doing?” Laura Hsiung’s friends asked as she slowly loped across a Maryland handball court, her ankle off-kilter so that she was walking on the outside of her left foot.
Hsiung recalls wondering the same thing. One minute she was walking normally, and then all of a sudden, she wasn’t.
“I couldn’t figure it out,” Hsiung said. “I hadn’t rolled my ankle. But my left foot just would not function normally.”
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The Foot
The plantar intrinsic foot muscles contribute to support the medial longitudinal arch. But the functional role of the PIFMs during dynamic activities is not clear. The purpose of this study was to examine the change in the foot dynamics during gait accompanied with the change in the PIFMs activity to determine the functional role of the PIFMs during gait.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
The posterior malleolar fragment of an ankle fracture can have various shapes depending on the injury mechanism. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the morphological characteristics of the PMF according to the ankle fracture pattern described in the Lauge-Hansen classification by using computed tomography images.
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Orthopedics Today
Inferior outcomes were seen at five-year follow-up for patients who had reconstructed hindfoot factures compared with patients who had a delayed amputation, according to a recently published study.
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Physicians Practice
In 1999, as many as 15 percent of patient encounters were rated as difficult by the physicians involved, affording to FPM. Today, many physician practices report that number has grown to 30 percent. "Patients can be difficult for several reasons. Some patients might have mental health disorders, which could lead to issues with behavior," said Michael Munger, M.D. president of the American Academy of Family Physicians. "Other patients might be suffering from chronic pain and demand an increase in medication."
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Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
The aim of this study was to compare the randomized controlled trial evidence for therapeutic effects on walking of functional electrical stimulation and ankle foot orthoses for foot drop caused by central nervous system conditions.
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