Volume 17 - Issue 11 - November 2004
11/03/2004
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
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Type “DPM” or “podiatrist” into an Internet search engine and name after name of established practitioners will come up, leading to Web sites which may have established in order to market their practices. Many podiatrists have been...
Type “DPM” or “podiatrist” into an Internet search engine and name after name of established practitioners will come up, leading to Web sites which may have established in order to market their practices. Many podiatrists have been...
Type “DPM” or “podiatrist”...
11/03/2004
Podiatry Today
11/03/2004
Plantar heel pain is one of the most common maladies we see in podiatric practice. Patients learn on their first visit that the symptoms usually respond to conservative treatment over a six- to 12-week timeframe, although some individuals...
Plantar heel pain is one of the most common maladies we see in podiatric practice. Patients learn on their first visit that the symptoms usually respond to conservative treatment over a six- to 12-week timeframe, although some individuals...
Plantar heel pain is one of...
11/03/2004
Podiatry Today
11/03/2004
By Stephen Offutt, DPM, MS and Patrick DeHeer, DPM
By Stephen Offutt, DPM, MS and Patric...
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
By Jeff Hall, Editor-in-Chief
By Jeff Hall, Editor-in-Chief
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
By Stephen L. Barrett, DPM, CWS, and Susan E. Erredge, DPM, CWS
By Stephen L. Barrett, DPM, CWS, and ...
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
Continuing Education
Education
11/03/2004
By Lowell Scott Weil, Jr., DPM, MBA
By Lowell Scott Weil, Jr., DPM, MBA
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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
Column
Forum
11/03/2004
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
By Gary L. Dockery, DPM, FACFAS
By Gary L. Dockery, DPM, FACFAS
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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
By Justin Franson, DPM, and Babak Baravarian, DPM
By Justin Franson, DPM, and Babak Bar...
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...
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Podiatry Today
