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When heel pain results from other soft tissue pathology
Podiatry Today
One of the most common patient complaints in podiatry offices, heel pain may result in significant discomfort and, at times, lead to disability. While plantar fasciitis is typically the cause, one cannot overlook other soft tissue, osseous and systemic disorders that can cause heel pain. With this in mind, this author reviews other potential etiologies of heel pain and key diagnostic findings that may assist physicians in reaching an accurate diagnosis.
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Plantar heel pain: An urgency to treat
Podiatry Today
Doug Richie Jr. DPM FACFAS FAAPSM writes:
In my previous blog, I discussed the myth promoted by many authors of authoritative articles discussing plantar heel pain with a promise that “conservative treatment is successful 90 percent of the time.”
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Address social determinants improve patient outcomes
Medical Economics
here is a growing recognition in health care that many chronic conditions can be improved by addressing social determinants of health first.
“Social determinants of health are those aspects of how we grow, how we live, how we play and how we worship that affect our overhaul health, in addition to the systems and resources set up to provide that,” says Jeffrey F. Hines, M.D., medical director of diversity, inclusion and health equity for Wellstar Health System in Atlanta.
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1st-ever research network tackles DFU complications
Lower Extremity Review
Six research institutions are launching the first-ever multicenter network to study diabetic foot ulcers, which are the leading cause of lower-limb amputations in the United States. The Diabetic Foot Consortium aims to lay the foundation for a clinical trial network to test how to improve diabetic wound healing and prevent the risk of infections and potential amputations.
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. CURRENT RESEARCH ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Medial tibial stress syndrome (tibial fasciitis): A proposed pathomechanical model involving fascial traction
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Although medial tibial stress syndrome is one of the most common lower-extremity overuse injuries, its pathomechanics remain controversial. Two popular theories have been proposed to account for this condition: tibial bending and fascial traction. This article evaluates the role of fascial traction in medial tibial stress pathomechanics. We hypothesized that with contraction of the deep leg flexors tension would be imparted to the tibial fascial attachment at the medial tibial crest.
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Mechanisms of action and clinical effectiveness of ultratonotherapy in the complex treatment of foot onychomycosis
Vopr Kurortol Fizioter Lech Fiz Kult
A long course of onychomycosis, severe hyperkeratosis, slow growth of the nails of the feet, somatic burden, as well as an increase in the resistance of pathogens often lead to a decrease in the effectiveness of traditional antimycotics, dictating the need to create new methods of therapy. A promising direction of treatment is the use of alternating current of supratonal frequency of high voltage and low power — ultratonotherapy in combination with antifungal drugs.
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