Blog posts of '2018' 'September'

Using Medically Guided Shopping™ to select the right products for plantar fasciitis

I was working with a patient this morning, discussing one of the more common problems that a foot doc sees in practice – plantar fasciitis. At the conclusion of the discussion, I printed the plantar fasciitis knowl...

Differential diagnosis for unilateral, left leg edema

I saw a 53-year-old female today for left ankle pain and chronic left leg swelling.  The swelling was pitting, meaning that with digital pressure to the skin, when you pull away, your finger leaves a divot, or pit in the skin.  Pitting edema cla...