DPM Blogs

Is Botox An Alternative To Corticosteroids For Plantar Fasciitis?

Jeffrey Bowman DPM MS
2/22/13 | 1411 reads | 0 comments
This has not been a good year for steroids. For the last few weeks, the big news in sports has been the controversial use of deer antler spray, a synthesized performance enhancing drug that athletes spray under the tongue. This comes just weeks after Lance Armstrong admitted to blood doping during his seven-year reign as Tour de France champion. What happened to good old-fashioned steroids? Anabolic steroids have taken a back seat to new idiotic ways to juice up. Read More.

Exploring The Potential Of Alpha Lipoic Acid For Diabetic Neuropathy

Allen Jacobs DPM FACFAS
2/21/13 | 1472 reads | 2 comments
The treatment of diabetic neuropathy includes management of symptoms such as paresthesia and dysesthesia as well as efforts to interdict the progression of neuropathy. Although there is much discussion regarding the positive symptoms of neuropathy, such as pain or burning, it is the negative symptoms that are frequently responsible for deformity, ulceration and limb loss. Read More.

What A Rorschach Test Reveals About Patient Pathology, Brand Reliance And Plantar Plate Injuries

Stephen Barrett DPM FACFAS
2/18/13 | 1258 reads | 0 comments
Sitting in the Rorschach Café, tucked deep in the dark narrow streets of the Music Capital of the World (you should be thinking Vienna and not Nashville), Dr. Hermann asked me what I wanted for the entrée. Looking down at the stained and torn café menu, one offering jumped out at me like a mugger in a dark alleyway. It was written in German, of course, but without really needing confirmation of my translation, I asked my schizophrenic colleague anyway for the literal English translation for “Fuß Platte.” Read More.

An Open Letter To Salespeople Who Visit My Office

Ron Raducanu DPM FACFAS
2/12/13 | 2887 reads | 5 comments
Please have a seat. We need to have a chat. You do decent work and I know you are a new product rep. However, we need to lay down some ground rules here if we intend on working together. If you find this offensive or a waste of your time, you are free to leave anytime but I suggest you stick around and hear me out. Let us start with what I expect, etiquette-wise, when you come to my office. Read More.

Does Man’s Best Friend Have A Place In Your Waiting Room?

Lynn Homisak PRT
2/11/13 | 1325 reads | 5 comments
What do dogs and feet have in common? Of course, there is the familiar whimsical reference (to feet) that has our patients complaining, “My dogs are barking.” Is that enough of a reason to believe that our four-legged friends belong in a podiatric medical office? Read More.

What You Can Get Out Of The ACFAS Conference And Other Scientific Meetings

Bradly Bussewitz DPM
2/8/13 | 1368 reads | 0 comments
I have been attending the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) Annual Scientific Conference for the past five years. Next week, I will attend my sixth ACFAS conference. I am looking forward to the meeting on many levels. My experience at the conference in years past has been positive and this year's event is likely to live up to past conferences. Read More.

Why Wider Orthotics Tend To Be More Comfortable

Larry Huppin DPM
2/6/13 | 1424 reads | 0 comments
I had a patient come in recently for dispensing of new orthotic devices. He had worn orthoses for years and was starting to get a return of his plantar fasciitis symptoms. Another podiatrist provided the previous orthoses. Read More.

How To Create A Morton’s Extension Splint For Acute First MPJ Injuries

Jenny L Sanders DPM
2/4/13 | 1256 reads | 1 comments
Our clinic treats a large number of athletes having sustained acute injuries of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ). To reduce first MPJ motion, we fabricate a Morton’s extension splint, which temporarily restricts motion to allow healing. This splint is easy to make, cost-effective and patients can use it with any shoe providing they wear socks. Read More.

Revisiting The Consensus Recommendations Of The International Task Force On The Charcot Foot

Lee C. Rogers DPM
1/31/13 | 2022 reads | 0 comments
In February 2011, 18 Charcot foot experts from six different countries gathered in Paris at the La Salpetriere Hospital to achieve a consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of this debilitating condition. I was honored to co-chair this historic meeting with Robert Frykberg, DPM. Both the American Diabetes Association and the American Podiatric Medical Association sanctioned the International Task Force on the Charcot Foot. The proceedings were jointly published in Diabetes Care and the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association.1,2 Read More.