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Lower Extremity Review
Functional rehabilitation training protocols typically consist of stability and postural control exercises aimed at recovering from the proprioceptive defect that occurs after an ankle injury and preventing recurrent sprains by improving stabilometric results.
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Podiatry Today
The World Wide Web is approaching its 30th birthday. The Internet. To think that the newest generation of podiatrists was born into the digital age — and knows nothing else — puts some of us at risk of feeling, well, "mature".
With exception to a few holdouts, we're all plugged in to the hilt.
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Podiatry Management
Allegations of negligence
are a major concern to
practicing physicians.
A general definition of
malpractice is the breach
by a member of a profession of either
a standard of care or a standard of
conduct. Malpractice refers to negligence
or misconduct by a professional
person, such as a doctor. The
failure to meet a standard of care
or standard of conduct that is recognized
by a profession reaches the
level of malpractice when a patient is
injured or damaged because of physician
error.
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Fast Company
Women who love buying luxury heels — the kind of sparkly, expensive, Italian-made shoes worn to red carpet events and black tie galas — have, until now, had to accept a few harsh realities.
First, the brands that specialize in this kind of footwear almost always bear the name of a man.
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
Foot pain is common amongst the general population and impacts negatively on physical function and quality of life. Associations between personal health characteristics, lifestyle/behaviour factors and foot pain have been studied; however, the role of wider determinants of health on foot pain have received relatively little attention.
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Podiatry Today
When wounds fail to heal by conventional methods, plastic surgery techniques can offer viable alternatives for wound closure. Accordingly, these authors discuss the reconstructive ladder/pyramid and various types of techniques ranging from bilobed and double Z rhomboid flaps to split-thickness skin grafts and distant pedicle flaps.
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Endocrine
Negative pressure wound therapy is an adjunct method used in the treatment of diabetic foot ulceration. Real world data on its effectiveness and safety is scarce. In this prospective observational study, researchers assessed the short-term efficacy, safety, and long-term outcomes of NPWT in patients with type 2 diabetes and neuropathic, noninfected DFUs.
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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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