Volume 16 - Issue 12 - December 2003
Column
Orthotics Q&A
12/03/2003
Nicholas Sol, DPM
At this time of year, many people begin to run on treadmills after receiving them as holiday presents and some seek to lose weight during the winter months. However, treadmill use increases the amount of repetition, possibly leading to...
At this time of year, many people begin to run on treadmills after receiving them as holiday presents and some seek to lose weight during the winter months. However, treadmill use increases the amount of repetition, possibly leading to...
At this time of year, many...
12/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Sports Medicine
12/03/2003
Mark A. Caselli, DPM
Whenever an athlete presents with an acute vesicular or chronic scaling inflammatory condition of the skin, one must consider contact dermatitis. Often, the activities of these athletes may lead the practitioner to an initial diagnosis of...
Whenever an athlete presents with an acute vesicular or chronic scaling inflammatory condition of the skin, one must consider contact dermatitis. Often, the activities of these athletes may lead the practitioner to an initial diagnosis of...
Whenever an athlete presents...
12/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
12/03/2003
Jennifer Jansma, DPM; John S. Steinberg, DPM, FACFAS
It has been estimated that neuropathy affects between 10 to 50 percent of patients with diabetes. Specifically, autonomic sensory neuropathy is associated with a number of clinical entities such as postural hypotension, cardiac arrhythmia,...
It has been estimated that neuropathy affects between 10 to 50 percent of patients with diabetes. Specifically, autonomic sensory neuropathy is associated with a number of clinical entities such as postural hypotension, cardiac arrhythmia,...
It has been estimated that...
12/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Practice Builders
12/03/2003
David Edward Marcinko, MBA
Professional malpractice liability insurance protection is a major fixed operational expense in any at-risk medical practice. In most practices, liability insurance costs often represent one of the largest single line item expenses, often...
Professional malpractice liability insurance protection is a major fixed operational expense in any at-risk medical practice. In most practices, liability insurance costs often represent one of the largest single line item expenses, often...
Professional malpractice...
12/03/2003
Podiatry Today
12/03/2003
Nicholas A. Grumbine, DPM
Controlling pain has become a sophisticated, albeit inexact science. Artful pain assessment, integrated care, the titration of medications and the effective use of therapies and modalities are tailored for each patient. Indeed, meticulous...
Controlling pain has become a sophisticated, albeit inexact science. Artful pain assessment, integrated care, the titration of medications and the effective use of therapies and modalities are tailored for each patient. Indeed, meticulous...
Controlling pain has become a...
12/03/2003
Podiatry Today
12/03/2003
Donald R. Green, DPM, FACFAS; Kathleen Halat, DPM
Alternative medicine has achieved widespread popularity in the United States in recent years. One survey of trends in alternative medicine use found that people in the U.S. visit alternative medicine practitioners more frequently than primary...
Alternative medicine has achieved widespread popularity in the United States in recent years. One survey of trends in alternative medicine use found that people in the U.S. visit alternative medicine practitioners more frequently than primary...
Alternative medicine has...
12/03/2003
Podiatry Today
12/03/2003
Jeff A. Hall
The consumer ads for pain management pharmaceuticals keep coming fast and furious. In one ad, you may see a woman standing at a window grimacing, clutching her painful knee as she watches her children play in the back yard. In the next scene,...
The consumer ads for pain management pharmaceuticals keep coming fast and furious. In one ad, you may see a woman standing at a window grimacing, clutching her painful knee as she watches her children play in the back yard. In the next scene,...
The consumer ads for pain...
12/03/2003
Podiatry Today
12/03/2003
John Guiliana, DPM, MS; Richard S. Levin, DPM; Hal Ornstein, DPM; Lynn Homisak, PRT, CHC; Charles R. Young, DPM
When looking to expand your practice, there are an array of tactics you can use to help bolster your patient base. You could take a closer look at advances in technology that could either provide a new service for patients or enhance...
When looking to expand your practice, there are an array of tactics you can use to help bolster your patient base. You could take a closer look at advances in technology that could either provide a new service for patients or enhance...
When looking to expand your...
12/03/2003
Podiatry Today
12/03/2003
In regard to last month’s “Letters” section (see “A Closer Look At Federal Funding For Residencies,” page 14, November), teaching hospitals that have intern and residency training programs and that also treat Medicare patients are currently...
In regard to last month’s “Letters” section (see “A Closer Look At Federal Funding For Residencies,” page 14, November), teaching hospitals that have intern and residency training programs and that also treat Medicare patients are currently...
In regard to last month’s...
12/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Continuing Education
Education
12/03/2003
Harold Schoenhaus, DPM, FACFAS
When it comes to hallux limitus, there are several circumstances in which one may see this decreased range of motion of the first metatarsophalangeal joint. You may note a limited range in the direction of dorsiflexion, plantarflexion or...
When it comes to hallux limitus, there are several circumstances in which one may see this decreased range of motion of the first metatarsophalangeal joint. You may note a limited range in the direction of dorsiflexion, plantarflexion or...
When it comes to hallux limitus,...
12/03/2003
Podiatry Today
