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Podiatry Today
Researchers are showing faster wound healing following the administration of lactic acid bacteria into wounds.
The study, published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, used a mice model to show wound healing.
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BMC Research Notes
Charcot foot is a severe complication to diabetes mellitus, associated with diabetic neuropathy. Any long-term effects of a Charcot foot on the progress of neuropathy are still largely unexplored. The objective was to investigate whether a previous Charcot foot had any long-term effects on the progress of neuropathy.
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Trials
Ankle sprains are some of the most frequent injuries of the musculoskeletal system. However, there is no substantive evidence supporting which treatment strategy is superior. Taping with Kinesiotape is a new method that is used as an alternative to the more established taping and bracing techniques used for the prophylaxis and treatment of ankle sprains. The aim of this study is to examine the efficacy of KT on ankle sprain by comparing acupuncture combined with KT with acupuncture alone in patients with acute lateral ankle sprains.
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Podiatry Today
Can the tissue stress theory approach to biomechanics help podiatrists make more specific orthotic modifications to reduce pathological forces on the foot? With this question in mind, this author offers helpful diagnostic pearls and a closer look at key variables that can influence orthotic treatment decisions.
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By Heidi Dawson
 RICE is the injury protocol everyone remembers: rest, ice, compression and elevation. It's been used since the late '70s to remind us all what to do when we suffer a soft-tissue injury such as a sprained ankle or pulled hamstring. But medical experts are now strongly vocalizing their doubt over the protocol, thanks to research and theories that question its use. So why should we be abandoning the age-old RICE technique, and what should we be doing instead?
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
Diabetic foot ulcers are frequently related to elevated pressure under a bony prominence. Conservative treatment includes offloading with orthopaedic shoes and custom made orthotics or plaster casts. While casting in plaster is usually effective in achieving primary closure of foot ulcers, recurrence rates are high. Minimally invasive surgical offloading that includes correction of foot deformities has good short and long term results.
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Medical Economics
Physicians (MDs and DOs) are struggling to survive, both professionally and personally. They are at high risk for personal, professional and financial loss. They trained 11-plus years and invested half a million dollars’ worth of time, opportunity cost, education and personal freedom to achieve the high goal of physician healer in their professions and in the community.
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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.
ACFAOM
The SPARK! seminar series, jointly presented by ACFAOM and OHI, continues in 2018 with the promise to utterly transform your practice beginning the very next day. SPARK!2018 will inspire and equip you to maximize non-surgical patient care in 3 critical areas of increasing relevance to the public and podiatry: fall risk, AFO therapy, and pediatrics. You will come away with the knowledge and hands-on, practical experience to profoundly improve your bottom line and grow the acquisition value of your practice, all while delivering increasingly essential, life-altering care. Guaranteed*.
To both enhance the value we deliver and because your staff is the fulcrum of your success, each Practitioner registration includes one free staff registration! For more information CLICK HERE
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Revista Española de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen Molecular
Disorders of the foot and ankle are some of the most frequent ones affecting the musculoskeletal system and have a great impact on patients' quality of life.
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