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The effect of foot orthoses on balance, foot pain and disability in elderly women with osteoporosis: a randomized clinical trial. de Morais Barbosa C, Barros Bértolo M, Marques Neto JF, Bellini Coimbra I, Davitt M, de Paiva Magalhães E. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2012 Nov 28. [Epub ahead of print] Objective. To... Click to expand... The effect of foot orthoses on balance, foot pain and disability in elderly women

Your friendly podiatrist, Mike I am currently reviewing literature on neurological studies which incorporate concentrations of muscle spindles, golgi tendon organs and other proprioceptors within lower limb muscles. The high concentrations within the Plantaris muscle compared to its size and also with comparison to lower concentrations in soleus and gastrocnemius in humans seems to point... Is Plantaris a sensory muscle or a vestigial muscle?

A randomized, open-label, comparative study of lysine cream 15% with standard therapy in the management of non-diabetic foot ulcer assessing by Bates-Jensen wound assessment tool Vani J et al National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology ... Lysine cream for diabetic foot ulcers

Rocker bottom soles alter the postural response to backward translation during stance. Albright BC, Woodhull-Smith WM. Gait Posture. 2009 Mar 27. [Epub ahead of... Rocker sole shoe in diabetes may increase risk for falls.

Stress fractures of the medial malleolus in the professional soccer player demonstrate excellent outcomes when treated with open reduction internal fixation and arthroscopic spur debridement Anthony NguyenIan BeasleyJames Calder Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy: 26 March 2019 Purpose... Click to expand... Medial malleolus stress fractures

Heel spur radiotherapy and radiation carcinogenesis risk estimation. Radiat Med. 2006 Oct;24(8):573-6 Surenkok S, Dirican B, Beyzadeoglu M, Oysul K PURPOSE: Radiotherapy is a nonsurgical alternative therapy of painful heel spur patients.... Click to expand... Radiotherapy for heel spurs

From the latest issue of Age and Ageing : Trench foot following a collapse: assessment of the feet is essential in the elderly Gethin L. Williams, Anthony E. Morgan and John S. Harvey A frail 79-year-old man who lived alone was admitted to hospital after being discovered by neighbours on his kitchen... Trench foot in an older person following a fall

Exploration of Lipid-Based Nanocarriers as Drug Delivery Systems in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Bhaskar Kandregula et al Mol Pharm. 2022 Apr 28 Diabetes mellitus is a chronic manifestation characterized by high levels of glucose in the blood resulting in several complications including diabetic wounds and ulcers, which predominantly... Click to expand... Lipid-Based Nanocarriers as Drug Delivery Systems in Diabetic Foot Ulcer

Relationship of Plantar Fascia Thickness and Preoperative Pain, Function, and Quality of Life in Recalcitrant Plantar Fasciitis. Gamba C et al Foot Ankle Int. 2018 Apr 1:1071100718772041. doi: 10.1177/1071100718772041 BACKGROUND: The measurement of plantar fascia thickness has been advocated as a... Click to expand... Importance of thickness of the plantar fascia in plantar fasciitis

Motion of the multisegmental foot in hallux valgus. Canseco K, Rankine L, Long J, Smedberg T, Marks RM, Harris GF. Foot Ankle Int. 2010 Feb;31(2):146-52. BACKGROUND: Hallux valgus is a common condition characterized by lateral deviation of the large toe and medial deviation of the first metatarsal. While... Click to expand... Gait changes in hallux valgus

The overlooked role of Achilles tendon injury in pediatric heel pain: a retrospective comparative study with implications for diagnosis Kayla D. Seymore, Shawn L. Hanlon, Morgan N. Potter, Bradley C. Bley, Ryan T. Pohlig & Karin Grävare Silbernagel BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders Background No clear... Click to expand... Achilles tendon injury or calcaneal apophysitis (Severs)

Surgical reconstruction of posterior tibial tendon dysfunction: Prospective comparison of flexor digitorum longus substitution combined with lateral column lengthening or medial displacement calcaneal osteotomy. Marks RM, Long JT, Ness ME, Khazzam M, Harris GF.... Surgery for posterior tibial tendon dysfunction