Volume 17 - Issue 11 - November 2004
Continuing Education
Education
11/03/2004
Lowell Scott Weil, Jr., DPM, MBA, FACFAS
Last year, I wrote “Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has a long way to go to prove it has overwhelming medical benefits that are claimed by the manufacturers, but it is still in the early stages of its evolution. With time, it will...
Last year, I wrote “Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has a long way to go to prove it has overwhelming medical benefits that are claimed by the manufacturers, but it is still in the early stages of its evolution. With time, it will...
Last year, I wrote...
11/03/2004
Podiatry Today
11/03/2004
Stephen M. Offutt, DPM, MS; Patrick A. DeHeer, DPM, FACFAS, FASPS, FFPM, RCPS(Glasg)
Heel pain is arguably the most common complaint that foot and ankle specialists hear. The majority of these complaints are linked to plantar fasciitis and we all have developed our own unique treatment algorithms for this condition. What...
Heel pain is arguably the most common complaint that foot and ankle specialists hear. The majority of these complaints are linked to plantar fasciitis and we all have developed our own unique treatment algorithms for this condition. What...
Heel pain is arguably the...
11/03/2004
Podiatry Today
11/03/2004
Jeff A. Hall
There were a lot of reports circulating last month about the rise of injuries in the National Football League (NFL). An Indianapolis Star article noted that after four weeks of play, 34 players had been placed on injured reserve, the...
There were a lot of reports circulating last month about the rise of injuries in the National Football League (NFL). An Indianapolis Star article noted that after four weeks of play, 34 players had been placed on injured reserve, the...
There were a lot of reports...
11/03/2004
Podiatry Today
11/03/2004
Susan E. Erredge, DPM, CWS; Stephen L. Barrett, DPM, FACFAS, MBA, FAENS, CWS
Plantar fasciitis/heel pain syndrome is the most common condition treated by podiatric foot and ankle specialists in the United States.1 However, the true etiology of plantar fasciitis is still unknown and has been attributed to many...
Plantar fasciitis/heel pain syndrome is the most common condition treated by podiatric foot and ankle specialists in the United States.1 However, the true etiology of plantar fasciitis is still unknown and has been attributed to many...
Plantar fasciitis/heel pain...
11/03/2004
Podiatry Today
11/03/2004
We certainly agree that the DPM/MD or DPM/DO agree is not for John McCord, DPM (“Should We Add ‘MD’ To Our Credentials?,” page 74, September issue). This forward-looking concept is directed at the future of podiatric medicine, not the past...
We certainly agree that the DPM/MD or DPM/DO agree is not for John McCord, DPM (“Should We Add ‘MD’ To Our Credentials?,” page 74, September issue). This forward-looking concept is directed at the future of podiatric medicine, not the past...
We certainly agree that the...
11/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Column
Forum
11/03/2004
John H. McCord, DPM
Documenting chart notes has become a pain in the butt. In the good old days, I would handwrite one or two lines after rendering routine foot care. Now I have to dictate a chapter of War and Peace after trimming a few toenails. It is even...
Documenting chart notes has become a pain in the butt. In the good old days, I would handwrite one or two lines after rendering routine foot care. Now I have to dictate a chapter of War and Peace after trimming a few toenails. It is even...
Documenting chart notes has...
11/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
11/03/2004
G. Dock Dockery, DPM, FACFAS
Ciclopirox has been well documented as a broad-spectrum antifungal agent with additional antibacterial and antiinflammatory properties.1-3 However, in recent studies reported by Linden, et al., ciclopirox has also demonstrated potent...
Ciclopirox has been well documented as a broad-spectrum antifungal agent with additional antibacterial and antiinflammatory properties.1-3 However, in recent studies reported by Linden, et al., ciclopirox has also demonstrated potent...
Ciclopirox has been well...
11/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Diagnostic Dilemmas
11/03/2004
Justin Franson, DPM; Babak Baravarian, DPM, FACFAS
A 20-year-old male presents to your office with a painful sinus tarsi, medial arch and a history of recurrent ankle sprains over the last few years. The pain seems to limit his activities more and more, and he is frustrated with his lack...
A 20-year-old male presents to your office with a painful sinus tarsi, medial arch and a history of recurrent ankle sprains over the last few years. The pain seems to limit his activities more and more, and he is frustrated with his lack...
A 20-year-old male presents...
11/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Surgical Pearls
11/03/2004
Jesse Burks, DPM
Severe, acute or repetitive chronic inversion ankle sprains can often result in lateral instability of the lateral ankle complex. Although one can treat the vast majority of these conditions conservatively, a significant and unresponsive...
Severe, acute or repetitive chronic inversion ankle sprains can often result in lateral instability of the lateral ankle complex. Although one can treat the vast majority of these conditions conservatively, a significant and unresponsive...
Severe, acute or repetitive...
11/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Insights
Q&A
11/03/2004
Lawrence G. Karlock, DPM, FACFAS
Whether it is used as a topical ingredient or a dressing ingredient, the use of silver in treating wounds has been around for quite some time. Silver has an array of beneficial effects in promoting healing. Given the potential of silver in...
Whether it is used as a topical ingredient or a dressing ingredient, the use of silver in treating wounds has been around for quite some time. Silver has an array of beneficial effects in promoting healing. Given the potential of silver in...
Whether it is used as a...
11/03/2004
Podiatry Today
