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‘Ome is where the Wound is: Biomarkers of Healing in Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers Marc Glucksman et al April 2017; The FASEB Journal; vol. 31 no. 1 Supplement 780.14 Of the approximate 30 million Americans that suffer from Type 2 diabetes, 25% will develop a foot ulcer during their lifetime that often exhibit impaired healing with a cost of diagnosis and treatment... Click to expand... Biomarkers of Healing in Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers

For those who may have never seen this article before, I wrote a paper titled "Conservative Treatment of Posterior Tibial Dysfunction" over 14 years ago for the September 2000 issue of Podiatry Management Magazine (attached below). Reading this article again, now 14 years later, I believe that the concepts are still quite current and should be well understood by any clinician that treats... Conservative Treatment of Posterior Tibial Dysfunction

Babcock MS, Foster L, Pasquina P, Jabbari B: Treatment of pain attributed to plantar fasciitis with botulinum toxin A: A short-term, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study. Am J Phys Med Rebabil 2005;84:649-654. OBJECTIVE:: To investigate the effect of botulinum toxin A on associated pain and functional impairment of refractory plantar fasciitis. DESIGN:: This is... Click to expand... Botulinum toxin and plantar fasciitis

From the latest issue of Diabetes Care OBJECTIVE —To evaluate the effectiveness of at-home infrared temperature monitoring as a preventative tool in individuals at high risk for diabetes-related lower-extremity ulceration and amputation. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS —Eighty-five patients who... Click to expand... Home Monitoring of Foot Skin Temperatures to Prevent Ulceration

Three cases of melorheostosis with foot and ankle involvement. Pino AE, Temple HT. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2012 Aug;41(8):E115-9. Melorheostosis is a rare and poorly understood condition of bone and soft tissue with a wide range of clinical presentations. This condition is typically characterized by... Click to expand... Melorheostosis of foot and ankle

Midsole material-related force control during heel-toe running. Res Sports Med. 2006 Jan-Mar;14(1):1-17 The impact maximum and rearfoot eversion have been used as indicators of load on internal structures in running. The midsole hardness of a... Click to expand... Response to midsole hardness is variable during running

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Statins may be useful in diabetic foot ulceration treatment and prevention. Gulcan E, Gulcan A, Erbilen E, Toker S. Hospital of Dumlupinar University, Department of Internal Medicine, Kutahya, Turkey. Med Hypotheses. 2007 May 10; [Epub ahead of print] ... Statins and diabetic foot ulcers

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Hello everyone, just thought I would introduce myself and say what a great forum! I have just found so many threads extremely helpful in my researching of this career path. I have been a Dental Nurse for 4 years but have just returned to college to do an Access to HE diploma to apply for uni next year. My plan was always to do dental hygiene but am becoming more and more drawn towards... Dental Nurse to Podiatrist?

Keenova Advances Podiatry Pipeline with First Patient Dosed in Phase 3 Trial of XIAFLEX® (collagenase clostridium histolyticum) for Hammer Toe First registered, randomized Phase 3 trial evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of XIAFLEX in adults with hammer toe No FDA-approved nonsurgical therapies currently indicated for the treatment of hammer toe Hammer toe... News Release: First Patient Dosed in Phase 3 Trial of XIAFLEX® for hammer toe

The role of surgical debridement in healing of diabetic foot ulcers. Gordon KA, Lebrun EA, Tomic-Canic M, Kirsner RS. Skinmed. 2012 Jan-Feb;10(1):24-6. A critical question in the treatment of chronic wounds is whether and when debridement is needed. The three most common chronic wounds are the diabetic foot... Click to expand... The role of surgical debridement in healing of diabetic foot ulcers