Podaitry Arena
August  2005

Podiatry Arena


Here is the update from August

Its been a busy month - we now have 1217 members (an increase of 251 over last month - the biggest one month increase ever for us)
Its also been busy because of the Australasian Podiatry Council Conference in New Zealand (there are a couple of reports about the conferece - see below).

If you have not visited in a while, here is what has been happening (its been a busy month!):

General Issues and Discussions:
Fungal Infections in the Nasal Cavities of Podiatrists
Lamisil in pediatrics
Bones reveal first shoe-wearers

Shoe horders
Cutaneous Warts: An Evidence-Based Approach to Therapy
Is a calcaneal spur in the plantar fascia?
Arthritis ?
New MRI scan can predict diabetes
First-Step Pain
Protective footwear for landmine injuries?!
Lateral foot wedging for medial knee OA

Sports, Biomechanics and Foot Orthoses:
Midfoot burning after orthoses issue
Orthotic Friendly Sandals

Functional propulsive phase limb length discrepancy.
Clinical Trial on Low Dye Taping
Termnology and pts
Measuring LLD

Clicking Tendo-achilles
Criteria for orthotic prescription variables
Posting for forefoot varus
Support stockings and running!
Foot Posture Index
When a joint doesn't move?
Foot orthoses and the placebo effect
Morton's Neuroma Questions: dancer researching options
STJ axis variation makes it into mainstream biomechanics literature

Pediatrics:
Risk factors for Sever's disease
Growing Pains
Should small children have shoes?
Gris-peg?
Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of club foot and counselling

Gerontology:
Functional ability improves following plantar callus debridement
Validity of foot posture assessment in older people
Foot and leg problems are important determinants of functional status

Foot Surgery:
Patient help: 7 years old, huge toe.
New Surgical Technique Repairs Arthritic Ankle Damage

Diabetic Foot and Wound Management:
Incidence of diabetes continues to grow
Diabetes and Foot Care: Time to Act
Ultrasound Therapy for Recalcitrant Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Fiber-optic Sensor Could Help Prevent Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Diabetic Nerve Therapy Shows 'Striking' Results

Journals Online:
Podiatry Today

USA Forum:
Podiatry Loan
Podiatrist not considered physicians?

Licensing issue US
Court: Foot bone is connected to the anklebone
Doctor dropped from federal insurance plan
Podiatry Schools in USA
Eulogy for Gerard Yu DPM
Doctor charged in arson of home
Trying to help a friend sell his practice
'Good Feet Stores' under investigation
Foot doctor helps poor
Las Vegas podiatrist convicted in Medicare fraud case
Missoula Podiatrist charged in enticement case

UK Forum:
The Current Position of FHP's in the profession
Birth of the Foot Health Practitioner
Advice for new podiatry student
MIS seminar details
NHS - Cash strapped hospitals?
HPC. --- Security!
Veteran's small victory in row over toenails
Elderly in DIY foot care to save cash
New orthopaedic clinics help slash NHS waiting times
Report reveals Government are complacent over chiropody
Expanding practice-based commissioning in a patient-led NHS.
Grandparented practitioners letters after name!
Best wishes to APU students

Australia Forum:
Australasian Podiatry Conference
Breaking the Medicare monopoly
GP 'specialists' targeted for accreditation
Bold plan to aid doctor crisis
Podiatrist running for Hobart City Council
Clinical Biomechanics Boot Camp #3

Canada Forum:
OPP Charge Foot Care Practitioners with Fraud

New Zealand Forum:
War vets remember their fallen mates

Break Room:
The role of foot size in physical attractiveness
Merry Quip

Score-Celebration Injuries Among Soccer Players
Low Toenail Chromium Risk of Myocardial Infarct
Killer Flip Flops
Born before 1986?

Google and the moon

Please stop by and post a reply, respond to a question or just debate.

THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT!!!


 

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