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Fact: 50% of US Podiatrists may not be fully sterilizing their instruments correctly! “Cold sterilization and liquid disinfection” has been declared ineffective by the NJ Podiatric Medical Society and they have banned this process for podiatrists. The City of Boston has banned these methods as well as a means of instrument sterilization in nail salons. This needs immediate national attention.
This is the first national podiatric webinar devoted to standardizing and upgrading routine foot care to implement autoclave sterilization of all instrumentation for podiatric use.
Robert Spalding, DPM, of Signal Mountain, TN, also has worked with researchers to develop a simple fecal testing kit to determine the presence of fecal material on skin surfaces, nails and computer screens, floors, pedicure tubs, exam chairs, shoes, cell phones and keyboards to determine the hygienic condition of surfaces. His results come from his many research studies, medical and clinical experience, lawsuit investigations and books such as including Death by Pedicure and Science of Pedicures.
Want to find out more? Click here to view Dr. Robert Spalding’s webinar Five Fecal Facts on Feet.
Medical Xpress
The sexual habits of Trichophyton rubrum, the fungus that causes athlete's foot and other kinds of skin and nail infections, were the focus of a study published by Brazilian scientists and international collaborators in the journal Genetics.
The researchers' findings suggest that asexual reproduction is the rule for this species. Mating between individuals is not common and requires highly specific conditions if it does occur. As a result, the genetic variability in the population is low, even when comparing isolates from different parts of the world.
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Lower Extremity Review
The effect of footwear on gait and balance of children and adolescents with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is of interest to parents and clinicians. Children with CMT, which causes progressive damage to peripheral nerves, particularly the feet and ankles, often have gait difficulties due to muscle weakness, including problems with balance, resulting in falls.
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
Bariatric surgery candidates have a high prevalence of foot pain, depression and elevated plantar pressures. There is, however, limited research into how these factors interact pre- and post-surgery. The aims of this study were therefore to investigate the mechanical and non-mechanical factors associated with foot pain severity before, and the change after, surgery.
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Podiatry Today
Over the last several years, more people of all ages have been playing sports, which has led to an increasing number of sports injuries, including tendinopathies. Achilles tendinopathies have been problematic, especially in athletes participating in all type of sports. However, these injuries are not related to athletes alone as one-third of all Achilles tendon issues occur in non-athletes.
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ScienceDaily
Researchers in the Functional Orthopedic Research Center of Excellence Lab compared the biomechanics associated with "maximal" and "neutral" running shoes in tests with 15 female runners. The study concluded that runners experienced a higher impact peak and increased loading rate with the "maximal" shoes. Increases in both factors are associated with a greater likelihood of injury, such as plantar fasciitis and tibial stress fractures.
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By Lisa Mulcahy
 As a busy primary care provider, you're no doubt always looking for ways to maximize the care options you can provide your patients. Yet there never seem to be enough hours in the day to do so. The simplest solution? Make more hours and extend your practice's daily appointment times. There are multiple upsides to adding additional office availability each week, as research has shown that patients, physicians and staff can all benefit from a practically planned expansion.
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Annals of Vascular Surgery
Medical treatment of disabling intermittent claudication or critical limb-threatening ischemia causing rest pain often fails or has partial response.
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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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