Podaitry Arena
July  2005

Podiatry Arena


Thanks again for all the support of Podiatry Arena - There are now 966 members (130 more than last month!) should hit 1000 during August!!!

You can now get email notificatiuon of topics that interest you...here. At the bottom of each thread, a new feature has been activated to give you 'Similar Threads'.

We now have an Introductions forum for new members to be welcomed and to overcome that "first post fear" that some have. PLEASE stop by to welcome them.

If you have not visited recently, here is what has being discussed:

General Issues and Discussion 
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy
The use of the visual analogue scale for small research project

Czechs cobble new line in prehistoric footwear
Flat-footed 'are high achievers'

Is a calcaneal spur in the plantar fascia?
Lupus erythematosus presenting as papules on the feet
Foot-specific outcome measure for RA

Biomechanics, Sports and Foot Orthoses
Nike Barefoot Running Shoe
STJ axis variation makes it into mainstream biomechanics literature

Footwear biomechanics - past, present and future
Where Should the First Ray be When Casting for Orthoses?
Precise naming aids dorsiflexion stiffness diagnosis
Hard orthosis crushing soft soles

What is the "normal foot"?
Plantar feedback contributes to the regulation of leg stiffness

Diabetic Foot & Wound Management
A Creepy story for the gippy stomach amongst us!
"Cure" for diabetic foot ulcer launched

Foot Ulcer Risk Is Lower in South-Asian and African-Caribbean in the UK
Quality of life of caregivers of diabetes patients with foot ulcers
Human trials for pain relief drugs from sea

Foot Surgery
Surgical treatments for ingrowing toenails.
Foot silicone injections

Pediatrics
Should small children have shoes?

Gerontology
Health benefits of walking on cobblestones
Age-related differences in foot pressure distribution

Foot problem outcome measures in older people
Gait instability and hallux valgus

Journals Online
Foot & Ankle International
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Podiatry Today
Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

USA
California MediCal ??
Podiatrist will face 25 tax-fraud counts
Bush signs law to create medical-errors database
Patient's gangrene leads to neglect charges for 3
Future Podiatry Student
Podiatrist loses license

Langer Inc expanding

Canada
Ontario & New Zealand Health Regulation

United Kingdom
Health trust is losing £50,000 a day
HPC Registered, but who runs your club?
Health Select Committee Enquiry into Podiatry 2005?
Podiatry Registration by the Back-door, Perhaps?
Use of EZ Phenol Swabs
Angry campaigners pledge to fight service cuts at hospital
Search engines, the UK, and Podiatry
Baron: Government complacency over chiropody services
Closing shop to avoid G8 violence
Rumour, Rumour and Real Smoke!

Australia
Victorian Podiatry Act Amendments
Unprofessional Conduct Decision released by Vic Registration Board

Podiatry and search engine words in Australia

New Zealand
New drug privileges for NZ podiatrists?
Podiatry Student in Beauty Contest

South Africa
Foot soldier

Break Room
Tragedy in Germany - one is a Podiatry student
Google and the moon
Shades of 1966 - England are world champions again!
Gout can affect the nose
Hospital infections - what do you think?
Amputate healthy limb?
Doctors Differ From Patients on Religion

Please stop by and leave your opnion, comments or ask a question - THANKS for the support.


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