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ACFAOM’s Live Learning Center has been developed to bring current education on all aspects of ACFAOM’s mission to its members, and also to DPMs who look to ACFAOM as the one professional society in podiatric medicine that represents what most practicing podiatrists do on a day-to-day basis. This will be an ongoing project and will grow over time as more educational materials are embedded in the center. The emphasis will be on biomechanics and medicine, the cornerstone of contemporary podiatric practice. Read More.
ACFAOM CAREER CENTER: Are you looking for a new podiatric assistant (or new DPMs) for your practice? Consider posting job openings onto the ACFAOM Career Center. College benefits apply for pricing—ACFAOM members can post a 30-day basic job posting for free. View pricing options for members and non-members, and post your positions today.
ACFAOM
Dr. Loring Stead has for thirty years developed a successful and healthy cadence of dedication to his profession, community and family. He is board certified by the ABPS, ABPM, and has fellowship status in the Wound Healing Physicians and Utilization Review Physicians. He has served as an oral examiner for the ABPM and served on numerous professional committees including advisory panel (BC/BS), the National ICIS Research group for the podiatric procedures and Health Industry task force for ACFAS.
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Podiatry Management
Perhaps one of the greatest
challenges in one’s professional career is setting
your path, and "following your compass." Some
podiatrists choose sports medicine, others forefoot surgery, some biomechanics, and then of course there
are those who prefer rearfoot surgery. Whatever the path that is chosen, it is imperative that it "makes you tick," energizes you every day,
excites you when you wake in the morning, and allows you to sleep soundly at night. The reality is that your path will oftentimes last 25-30
years. Sometimes you start on one path and then migrate to another.
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Podiatry Today
There are a number of very exciting advances that are occurring in diabetic foot care, specifically not only in healing people but in extending ulcer-free days in people in diabetic foot remission. Primary low-cost interventions for diabetic foot ulcers can go a long way toward preventing ulcers as my colleagues and I found in a new study in the Journal of Diabetes Complications.
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News-Medical.net
A new study indicates that particular areas of foot pain are more likely to occur together, and these clusters have specific characteristics.
By analyzing 558 individuals with foot pain, investigators identified five clusters of pain according to location, all with distinct differences based on age, sex, and comorbidities such as obesity and depression.
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Lower Extremity Review
As evidence accumulates suggesting negative effects of depression, dementia, and other mental health issues on gait and foot-related outcomes in people with diabetes, researchers are looking at ways to screen for risk factors and psychosocial issues earlier in the continuum of care.
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Endocrine Today
In adults with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, self-perceived unsteadiness was associated with balance and gait measures, according to published findings.
"Unsteadiness and associated restrictions in activities of daily living predict depressive symptoms in patients with [diabetic peripheral neuropathy], highlighting the negative spiral between [diabetic peripheral neuropathy], unsteadiness, falls and psychological distress," Neil D. Reeves, Ph.D., professor of musculoskeletal biomechanics at the School of Healthcare Science at Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom, and colleagues wrote.
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Podiatry Today
Emphasizing the potential benefits of autologous fat pad grafting in restoring the heel and improving function, these authors detail the treatment of a 64-year-old patient who had bilateral heel pain for five years despite conservative treatment.
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Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery
Minimally invasive surgery is increasing in popularity. It is relevant in hallux valgus surgery owing to the potential for reduced disruption of the soft tissues and improved wound healing. We present our results and assess the learning curve of the minimally invasive Chevron Akin operation for hallux valgus. A total of 120 consecutive feet underwent minimally invasive Chevron Akin for symptomatic hallux valgus, of which 14 were excluded.
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By Scott E. Rupp
 Like most aspects of healthcare, mobile technology seems to be soaring up, up and away, like one of our favorite superheroes. No birds, no planes, just the projected rise of connected medical devices — the use of which is supposed to sharply increase in the next half-decade, according to a new report. But is this rise in the use of technology — more connected devices, wearables, medical devices, etc. — really a good thing, or does it open us to a whole different set of problems?
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Technology and Health Care
Proprioceptive insoles are known to influence the functions of posture and gait by modulations of the sensory structures at the sole of the foot. Literature has shown that they could improve the position of the upper-body in patients with postural complaints of the musculoskeletal system. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of proprioceptive insoles on the spinal curvature in patients with slight idiopathic scoliosis.
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