Stephen L. Barrett, DPM, FACFAS, MBA, FAENS, CWS

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When Is Heel Pain Nerve Pain?
10/20/2016
Although clinicians may assume plantar fasciopathy is always the cause of heel pain, the heel pain may be due to multiple etiologies. Citing the diagnostic advantages of ultrasonography, peripheral nerve blocks and neurosensory testing, this...
Although clinicians may assume plantar fasciopathy is always the cause of heel pain, the heel pain may be due to multiple etiologies. Citing the diagnostic advantages of ultrasonography, peripheral nerve blocks and neurosensory testing, this...
Although clinicians may assume...
10/20/2016
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Sharing The Recipe For Managing Patients With Chronic Pain
11/26/2014
It could have been the biggest group psychology session, perhaps in history but at the very least, the most prolific among extremity nerve surgeons. Not only was this “session” attended by most of the attendees at the 2014 Association of...
It could have been the biggest group psychology session, perhaps in history but at the very least, the most prolific among extremity nerve surgeons. Not only was this “session” attended by most of the attendees at the 2014 Association of...
It could have been the biggest...
11/26/2014
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Should We Run Barefoot?
04/13/2012
A few weeks ago while on a flight to some forgotten city from another forgotten city, the gentleman next to me started up a conversation. As I recall, it was one of those deals where I wanted to sleep as it was an early morning flight....
A few weeks ago while on a flight to some forgotten city from another forgotten city, the gentleman next to me started up a conversation. As I recall, it was one of those deals where I wanted to sleep as it was an early morning flight....
A few weeks ago while on a...
04/13/2012
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Finding The Oasis Of ‘Flow’ And Keeping Yourself Challenged
10/28/2016
“What the hell is this?” I exclaimed as Chamberlain slid the scribbled napkin across the bar to me. I took a minute to actually look at what he had diagramed. Being the master psychologist he is, he said nothing in response to my question...
“What the hell is this?” I exclaimed as Chamberlain slid the scribbled napkin across the bar to me. I took a minute to actually look at what he had diagramed. Being the master psychologist he is, he said nothing in response to my question...
“What the hell is this?” I...
10/28/2016
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How Urinalysis Can Filter Out Illegitimate Requests For Pain Meds
01/14/2014
It is yellow in color, usually clear, has a specific gravity ranging from 1.001 to 1.035 and a pH of 4.6 to 8.0. It doesn’t look (or smell) like anything special (most of the time), but it has the power to give us great insight. This yellow...
It is yellow in color, usually clear, has a specific gravity ranging from 1.001 to 1.035 and a pH of 4.6 to 8.0. It doesn’t look (or smell) like anything special (most of the time), but it has the power to give us great insight. This yellow...
It is yellow in color, usually...
01/14/2014
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Exploring The Potential Of Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
05/04/2011
Over the last couple of decades, I am sure that every time I have had the honor to teach or lecture at a symposium, I have always received much more knowledge, skills, insight or motivation than I have ever imparted. This was the case two...
Over the last couple of decades, I am sure that every time I have had the honor to teach or lecture at a symposium, I have always received much more knowledge, skills, insight or motivation than I have ever imparted. This was the case two...
Over the last couple of decades,...
05/04/2011
Podiatry Today
How To Maximize Outcomes In Tarsal Tunnel Surgery
11/03/2007
As with any peripheral nerve surgery, tarsal tunnel surgery is demanding and can sometimes be excessively difficult. Additionally, one may not have a full appreciation of the outcome until some point in the postoperative period — if at all —...
As with any peripheral nerve surgery, tarsal tunnel surgery is demanding and can sometimes be excessively difficult. Additionally, one may not have a full appreciation of the outcome until some point in the postoperative period — if at all —...
As with any peripheral nerve...
11/03/2007
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Betting On Ways To Counteract The Effects Of Diabetes
09/30/2015
I held a pair of deuces, a club and diamond, a 7 of hearts, and nothing else that could bring me closer to that pile of chips in the middle of the poker table. There must have been 30 or 40 bucks in that bad boy at the time. To put it mildly,...
I held a pair of deuces, a club and diamond, a 7 of hearts, and nothing else that could bring me closer to that pile of chips in the middle of the poker table. There must have been 30 or 40 bucks in that bad boy at the time. To put it mildly,...
I held a pair of deuces, a club...
09/30/2015
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What A Rorschach Test Reveals About Patient Pathology, Brand Reliance And Plantar Plate Injuries
02/18/2013
Sitting in the Rorschach Café, tucked deep in the dark narrow streets of the Music Capital of the World (you should be thinking Vienna and not Nashville), Dr. Hermann asked me what I wanted for the entrée. Looking down at the stained and torn...
Sitting in the Rorschach Café, tucked deep in the dark narrow streets of the Music Capital of the World (you should be thinking Vienna and not Nashville), Dr. Hermann asked me what I wanted for the entrée. Looking down at the stained and torn...
Sitting in the Rorschach Café,...
02/18/2013
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Proposing A Mathematical Equation For Surgical Outcomes
05/19/2010
I recently read a great book called Super Crunchers, which illustrates the power of information technology. The book was written by Ian Ayres, an econometrician and professor at Yale Law School. He notes that from the analysis of huge amounts...
I recently read a great book called Super Crunchers, which illustrates the power of information technology. The book was written by Ian Ayres, an econometrician and professor at Yale Law School. He notes that from the analysis of huge amounts...
I recently read a great book...
05/19/2010
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