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- Wondering what these itchy bumps are
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- Failure to diagnose 10+ years chronic heel pain right foot
- Failure to diagnose 10+ years chronic heel pain right foot
- Help: Tiny Small Bumps Located On Sole Of Feet and Side of Pinky & Big Toe
- Help: Tiny Small Bumps Located On Sole Of Feet and Side of Pinky & Big Toe
- After bunion surgery
- After bunion surgery
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- Bumps on toes
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- Embryonic development in the human foot
- Management of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Talocalcaneal coalition
- Mueller-Weiss Disease of the Tarsal Navicular
- ISPO Australian membership
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- Foot care practices in those with lymphoedema
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- Talar Peroneal Syndrome
- Fate of Obamacare under President Trump
- AmnioFix (amniotic membrance) injections for plantar fasciitis
- Clinical Trials Updates
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- Failure to diagnose 10+ years chronic heel pain right foot
- Running Economy and Foot Strike Pattern
- I know it is only a pilot study, but …. injuries in minimalist runners
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- Monday morning laugh
- Barefoot Running and ‘Overpronation’
- Impacts and injury and the transition to minimalist running shoes
Category Archives: Foot Problems
New ‘Diabetic foot’ journal
Press Release: RNAO and CAWC join forces to produce quarterly Diabetic Foot Canada Journal, helping to aid in the national eradication of diabetic foot ulcers Quote: TORONTO, Sept. 19, 2013 /CNW/ – The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) and the Canadian Association of Wound Care (CAWC) are proud to announce the creation of the Diabetic Foot Canada Journal (DFCJ), a new, online, peer-reviewed publication targeted to health-care professionals, including nurses and physicians, who treat patients with diabetic foot ulcers. Both organizations identify this area of health care as a priority that affects quality of life and health-care costs Continue reading
Nurses’ foot care activities in home health care
Nurses’ foot care activities in home health care. Continue reading
Effect of rocker shoes on pain, disability and activity limitation in patients with rheumatoid…
Effect of rocker shoes on pain, disability and activity limitation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Bagherzadeh Cham M, Ghasemi MS, Forough B, Sanjari MA, Zabihi Yeganeh M, Eshraghi A. Prosthet Orthot Int Continue reading
Podiatrist sues Yelp claiming the website posted phony reviews
Manhattan doctor sues Yelp claiming the website posted phony reviews Quote: A Park Avenue podiatrist is suing the online reviewer Yelp, claiming the company posted a phony, negative critique of her practice so she would buy ads from them. Dr. Continue reading
Kinesio Taping for Foot Posture Problems?
Kinesio taping became all the rage after the TV images of athletes wearing the brightly colored tape on their shoulders and knees for injuries at the 2008 Bejing Olympics. So, of course if Olympic athletes are using it then it must be right and if its a pretty color then it must be even more effective. Since then the number of clinicians anecdotally swearing by the effectiveness of Kinesio taping is increasing and there are plenty of courses to go on for clinicians to learn more about it. Continue reading
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Nonvisual Foot Inspection for People with Visual Impairment
Nonvisual Foot Inspection for People with Visual Impairment ANN S. WILLIAMS, BRYAN D. CALDWELL, JILL S Continue reading
Why the human body gradually falls apart
Last week on the ABC’s The Science Show they broadcast a press conference type Q&A on “Why the human body gradually falls apart” Quote: There is so much that goes wrong with the human body. Continue reading
Flexible RF FFT pathology reflects pronation; Flexible FF pathology reflects supination; Spooner…
In his lecture entitled “Myth Busting: A Revolution in Biomechanics, Dr Simon Spooner credits me (Dennis Shavelson DPM) with the following quote: “To me, pronation is bad, supination good.”- Shavelson 2012 He blames me for a myth that I busted as well historically. http://www.arteveldehogeschool.be/el…%20Belgium.pdf In fact, I have been the major voice in theoretical biomechanics stating that RF Pronation is not the major cause of pedal and postural pathology. Instead, it is compensatory Continue reading
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Tagged foot problems, podiatry, podiatry arena, sports medicine
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Overpronation
What is it? Continue reading
Posted in Foot Problems, Podiatry, Running Shoes
Tagged overpronation, podiatry, rearfoot problems, running shoes
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Link between foot intrinsic muscles and arch height
Hi everyone, I remember reading a discussion about the barefoot running and minimalist footwear and how some claim that by going barefoot or working out or running in minimalist shoes you would strengthen the foot intrinsics and create an arch thereby eliminating a lot of foot problems Someone later stated something to the effect that according to some study, there is no link with intrinsic muscles and arch height. Does anyone know if such a study exists and if so could I get a link to get it? let me know Nick Continue reading
