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APP patient guidelines, anatomy images x-rays and more

One of my roles as a hospital based podiatrist is mid-level provider oversight.  Our hospital utilizes both PA’s and NP’s to see the majority of patients in our orthopedics and wound care clinics.  Our team based approach has been successful in...

What a cross country training regimen can tell you about peroneal tendinitis, peroneal tendon tears and peroneal tendon subluxation

When you meet with your doctor, there’s an unwritten script that your doc is using to guide his/her decision making.  Past medical history, social history, family hist...

What is a sprained toe and how is it treated?

Head coach of the Houston Rockets, Mike D’Antoni announced last night that former MVP James Harden, starting guard for the team, would be forced to sit out in today’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans.  D’Antoni cited a sprain to the great toe as th...

What is a sesamoid fracture and how is it treated?

A sesamoid bone is a small bone found on the bottom (plantar surface) of the great toe joint.  Each sesamoid bone is about the size of a pinto bean.  The sesamoid bones derive their funny name from the Arabic word semsem, meaning sesame seed. (1) ...

First, it was the four-minute mile.  Who could possibly run a mile in under four minutes?  That record was broken by Sir Roger Bannister in 1954.  And this month another record was broken – the 2-hour marathon.  In this extraordinary race held this month in Vienna, Austria, both the men’s and women’...