Podiatry Arena

Here is the update from October

Its been another busy month - we now have 1670 members  ---- it just keeps on growing!!! THANKS - Just look at some of the quality information being posted!!!

If you have not visited in a while, here is SOME of the new topics (and a lot more older ones have been updated):

General Issues and Discussion:
Lesions on plantar surface of foot of 8 yr old.

Should the Babinski sign be part of the routine neurologic examination?

Smoker's corns - aetiology

Polypharmacy and the brown bag

Ultrasound therapy for plantar fasciitis

Foot casting with vertical calcaneum

Return to podiatry....?

AFG stabilizer

Manipulation for hallux valgus

Mosaic plantar verrucae treatments?

Onycholysis and hypothyroidism

Wartner for Verruca?

Dentron Biogun for verrucae and athletes foot

Fibromyalgia and gait pattern

Rise of pedicures and risks of infection

Eosinophilia

Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
What Factors Affect Orthotic Rigidity?

Cast Modifications

AFOs and Gait

Gait plates for in-toe gait

Helbing's sign - its lineage

Plantar fasciitis and dorsal pain

Primacy of PTTD

A brainteaser...

Trick question for a podiatry student....

Contact for Musgrave vertical loading system

Reduction of retrocalcaneal bursitis?

Redefining Biomechanics Of The Foot And Ankle

Cavo-varus orthotics

Building a successful orthotic practice

Diabetic Foot & Wound Management
Optimum pressure for Rx of neuropathic ulcers

Re-use of Single use dressings

Efficacy of ozone in patients with diabetic foot ulcers

New invention could revolutionize the way wounds are treated

Case query - diabetic skin lesion?

WDF-funded project to set up 100 diabetic foot clinics in India

Advice re patients gait/orthoses and diabetes

5mm felt vs 10mm felt

Foot Surgery
Base wedge or not?

State of podiatric surgery in Oregon?

Question on Hohmann osteotomy

Navicular dislocation

Osteochondral defect in tibial plafond

Pediatrics
Bibliography wanted on children foot problems in schools

Obligation to report child abuse

STJ arthrofibrosis as a cause of ankle pain in children

Gerontology
The Effect of Working Amongst Older Persons in Podiatry?

Clinical predictors of foot pressure in older people

Quickly palpable DP pulse in Geriatrics/Sherman sign predicts aortic regurgitation?

Conference Reporter
8th International Conference on Foot Biomechanics and Orthotic Therapy

Practice Management
Use of SMS text messaging to improve attendance

Filing Systems

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

USA Forum
Chatham Foot Specialists vs Blue Cross

Podiatric assistants kept on toes

Doctor dropped from federal insurance plan

`Dr. Foot' arrested for allegedly practicing medicine without a license

ICD-9 code for Rearfoot Varus Deformity

Podiatry income and wellness of the profession

United Kingdom
Runners World article!!!!

Trust says 'we're not footing bill'

OAPs fight tooth and nail for cuts

Podiatrists ability to prescribe in UK

Podiatrist charged with attempted murder

Professor Rome

Dentists & NHS funding

Clinical Groupings for Patient Care

Canada

OPP Charge Foot Care Practitioners with Fraud

Australia
Academic's parting shot for La Trobe

Health Minister's speech to Parliament (Vic)

Clinical Biomechanics Boot Camp #3
Regulation of prescribing of medicines

News paper article on nurses in isolated areas.

Aspiring Podiatrist - Help!

Foot care of a nation

UMAT for Podiatry

Break Room
First reported case of bird flu in Paris :-)

The highest earning dead celebrities

Foot Police: at it again NZ

Baby's boottees

Tell tale foot steps

Guinness World Records: Longest Toenails

Mobile phone could identify its owner by their walk

Mysteries of the metatarsals

How much spam gets deleted?

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

THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT!!!