Volume 19 - Issue 11 - November 2006
11/03/2006
By Jeff Hall, Executive Editor
By Jeff Hall, Executive Editor
When we put our editorial calendar together each year, one of the struggles is putting together an entire theme issue of fresh perspectives on heel pain. It is one of the most common conditions that DPMs see in practice and plantar...
When we put our editorial calendar together each year, one of the struggles is putting together an entire theme issue of fresh perspectives on heel pain. It is one of the most common conditions that DPMs see in practice and plantar...
When we put our editorial...
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Podiatry Today
11/03/2006
By Christopher R. Corwin, DPM, MS, and David C. Erfle, DPM
By Christopher R. Corwin, DPM, MS, an...
Americans of all ages are participating in athletic activities, including football, at a higher level than ever before. Unfortunately, this also leads to an increased incidence of injury. Heel pain is a common complaint among athletes. It...
Americans of all ages are participating in athletic activities, including football, at a higher level than ever before. Unfortunately, this also leads to an increased incidence of injury. Heel pain is a common complaint among athletes. It...
Americans of all ages are...
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Podiatry Today
11/03/2006
By Stephen L. Barrett, DPM, MBA, CWS
By Stephen L. Barrett, DPM, MBA, CWS
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It is universally accepted that the most common cause of heel pain is plantar fasciitis.1 In this same vein, there is a widespread perception that plantar fasciitis is often easily treated with whatever eclectic “recipe” an individual has...
It is universally accepted that the most common cause of heel pain is plantar fasciitis.1 In this same vein, there is a widespread perception that plantar fasciitis is often easily treated with whatever eclectic “recipe” an individual has...
It is universally accepted...
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Podiatry Today
11/03/2006
By Lawrence Karlock, DPM, FACFAS,and Dan Kirk, DPM
By Lawrence Karlock, DPM, FACFAS,and ...
Heel pain is obviously one of the most common complaints we see in podiatric office. The causes of heel pain are varied and include tarsal tunnel syndrome, Baxter’s neuritis, calcaneal stress fracture and spondyloarthropathies, just to...
Heel pain is obviously one of the most common complaints we see in podiatric office. The causes of heel pain are varied and include tarsal tunnel syndrome, Baxter’s neuritis, calcaneal stress fracture and spondyloarthropathies, just to...
Heel pain is obviously one...
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Podiatry Today
11/03/2006
Throughout the previous three decades, technological advances paved the way for the use of sonography in diagnosing and assessing musculoskeletal pathology. Continued innovations in this arena have led to affordable portable units that...
Throughout the previous three decades, technological advances paved the way for the use of sonography in diagnosing and assessing musculoskeletal pathology. Continued innovations in this arena have led to affordable portable units that...
Throughout the previous...
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Podiatry Today
Insights
Q&A
11/03/2006
Clinical Editor: Lawrence Karlock, DPM
Clinical Editor: Lawrence Karlock, DP...
Treating puncture wounds in the lower extremity can be challenging, especially given the potential for retained foreign bodies. In the first part of a discussion, our expert panelists discuss appropriate workup and diagnostic studies for...
Treating puncture wounds in the lower extremity can be challenging, especially given the potential for retained foreign bodies. In the first part of a discussion, our expert panelists discuss appropriate workup and diagnostic studies for...
Treating puncture wounds in...
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Podiatry Today
Column
Forum
11/03/2006
I have been reading podiatry articles for pointers on how to run an office for the last eight years of private practice. I have adopted the advice of all the practice management gurus in our professional world. They write with ease and...
I have been reading podiatry articles for pointers on how to run an office for the last eight years of private practice. I have adopted the advice of all the practice management gurus in our professional world. They write with ease and...
I have been reading...
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Podiatry Today
Treatment Dilemmas
11/03/2006
The past several “Treatment Dilemmas” columns have dealt with the treatment of chronic ankle pain subsequent to an ankle sprain (see page 92, July issue and page 88, September issue). We have dealt with the actual ligament injury and its...
The past several “Treatment Dilemmas” columns have dealt with the treatment of chronic ankle pain subsequent to an ankle sprain (see page 92, July issue and page 88, September issue). We have dealt with the actual ligament injury and its...
The past several “Treatment...
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Podiatry Today
Industry News
11/03/2006
Patients come in many sizes and may need different sizes of bunion relief.
The new Comfort Gel Skin™ comes in four different models with various gel thicknesses and options for covers, according to the manufacturer Gel Smart. The...
Patients come in many sizes and may need different sizes of bunion relief.
The new Comfort Gel Skin™ comes in four different models with various gel thicknesses and options for covers, according to the manufacturer Gel Smart. The...
Patients come in many sizes and...
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Podiatry Today
Continuing Education
Education
11/03/2006
By Paul R. Scherer, DPM, and Lori L. Waters, BSc, BEd
By Paul R. Scherer, DPM, and Lori L. ...
Given the abundance of articles written about heel pain and plantar fasciitis, practitioners may wonder whether there is anything new to learn. The prevalence of this condition accounts for the amount of press that it gets, both in the...
Given the abundance of articles written about heel pain and plantar fasciitis, practitioners may wonder whether there is anything new to learn. The prevalence of this condition accounts for the amount of press that it gets, both in the...
Given the abundance of...
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Podiatry Today
