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Shin Splints

admin — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:32:23 +0000

The term shin splints is a useless meaningless term and really should be left in the history books. The term really refers to pain in the leg, usually in runners. There are many different causes of leg pain in runners, which is why shin splints is such a bad term and should no longer be used. We need to be much more specific when talking about this condition: is it medial tibial stress syndrome? Is it compartment syndrome? Is it a stress fracture? Or is it, etc. None of these conditions are related, but they all get labeled in the lay press as shin splints which makes communicating to them difficult. The diagnosis of each one is different. The treatment of each one is different.

Ankle Fractures in the Obese

admin — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 08:53:26 +0000

Association between Ankle Fractures and Obesity.

More:
Obesity and ankle fractures

Other Sources of Info:
http://www.mircalecures.com/are-you-overweight/196/
http://www.foot-info.com/obesity.php
http://www.sportsmedicinebooks.com/obesity/136/
http://www.podiatrybooks.co.uk/obesity/186/

Mycetoma

admin — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 04:23:37 +0000

“Mycetoma” means a fungal tumor.

Taken from:
The Madura Foot: Looking Deep

Mycetoma (Madura foot): A case report. Asly M, Rafaoui A, Bouyermane H, Hakam K, Moustamsik B, Lmidmani F, Rafai M, Largab A, Elfatimi A

More:
Mycetoma (Madura foot)

Videos

Laser Onychomycosis

admin — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:55:19 +0000

Hello, I am new to the forum and I was hoping to get some advice about the new Lasers that are on the market for the treatment of Onychomycosis. There are so many different lasers being marketed I don’t really know which is the best

Continued here:
Laser Comparison in treatment of Onychomycosis – Fungal nails

Leg Length Difference

admin — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 07:33:30 +0000

I’m having a dialogue with a pysiotherapist regarding a patient with what has been called a chronic rotated pelvis. He presents to me with a 3/8″ leg length discrepancy (L> R) as noted by the asymmetric pelvic crest height but with no rotated illieum ant or post this day. ASIS, PSIS, and crest are lower on the R, angles of inclination between ASIS and PSIS are equal

More:
Leg Length Difference/a>

Other resources on leg length difference:
http://www.podiatry-arena.com/podiatry-forum/tags/index.php?tag=/leg-length-difference/
http://www.podiatry-arena.com/podiatry-forum/showthread.php?t=3217
http://www.podiatry-arena.com/podiatry-forum/showthread.php?t=110
http://podiatric.blogspot.com/2008/08/leg-length-differences.html
http://www.clinicalbootcamp.net/leg-length.htm
http://www.podiatryonline.tv/leg-length-difference.htm

The Foot Detox

admin — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:04:12 +0000

What does the foot detox do? Does a foot detox work? This is supposed to remove nasty toxins from the body via some pads on the foot in a container of water. Does it work? There is no evidence that it works and its more likely scam:

http://www.podiatryonline.tv/foot-detox-scam.htm
http://www.podiatry-arena.com/podiatry-forum/showthread.php?t=14523
http://www.podiatryexperts.net/question/145/Is-the-foot-detox-a-scam

Foot Reading

admin — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:39:53 +0000

The Daily mail has this today on working out peoples personality from their feet: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/ar…=feeds-newsxml

See the original post:
Foot reading

Other resources:
http://www.podiatry-arena.com/podiatry-forum/showthread.php?t=73926
http://www.podiatry-arena.com/podiatry-forum/showthread.php?t=11235
http://www.foot-info.com/foot-reading.php
http://www.runresearchjunkie.com/omg-have-we-got-this-so-wrong/

Foot Posture Index

admin — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:27:22 +0000

Does the Foot Posture Index predict dynamic plantar pressures?

Further Information:
http://podiatric.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/foot-posture-index.html
http://www.foot-info.com/foot_posture_index.php
http://www.clinicalbootcamp.net/foot-posture-index.htm

Forefoot Varus

admin — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 03:52:06 +0000

This is a call to anyone who can help with this issue. I’m a student pod and whilst on placement, a 17yo male presented with an uncompensated forefoot varus with tight posterior muscles (Gastroc, Calf & Hamstring) and an ankle equinus

Previously he had been prescribed orthotics that he liked and ended up growing out of. This orthotic seemed to be a custom midfoot device with minimum cast fill to contour the foot and enabling better pressure distribution. The orthotic also had an extrinsic medial post at the rearfoot. However, the orthotic quite worn and any other modifications may have been worn down.

Read details here:
Uncompensated Forefoot Varus

Other resources on forefoot varus:
http://www.podiatry-arena.com/podiatry-forum/showthread.php?t=7822
http://www.clinicalbootcamp.net/forefoot-varus.htm
http://podiatric.blogspot.com/2010/12/is-forefoot-varus-posting-bad.html
http://www.podiatry-arena.com/podiatry-forum/tags/index.php?tag=/forefoot-varus/
http://www.podiatry-arena.com/podiatry-forum/showthread.php?t=889

The Fish Pedicure

admin — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 21:23:06 +0000

Yes, this is for real. Live fish can be used to give a pedicure, but its not without its risks:

The CDC have weighed into this: Zoonotic Disease Pathogens in Fish Used for Pedicure Quote: On April 12, 2011, the Fish Heath Inspectorate investigated a report of a disease outbreak among 6,000 G. rufa fish from Indonesia that had been supplied to UK pedicure spas Quote: To determine whether S

Go here to read the rest:
Zoonotic Disease Pathogens in Fish Used for Pedicure

http://www.podiatry-arena.com/podiatry-forum/showthread.php?t=61878
http://www.podiatry-arena.com/podiatry-forum/tags/index.php?tag=/fish-pedicure/
http://www.podiatry-arena.com/podiatry-forum/showthread.php?t=14339
http://www.foot-info.com/fish-pedicure.php