Blog posts of '2022' 'August'

When a podiatrist speaks about the 1^st ray, the 1^st ray refers to the first metatarsal bone and the great toe.  The 1^st ray has a unique range of motion that requires plantarflexion of the first metatarsal to enable dorsiflexion of the great toe.  In essence, the first metatarsal needs to drop lower...

Wounds of the lower extremity have a host of different contributing causes, but in diabetic patients, the vast majority of wounds occur as a result of loss of protective sensation.  Protective sensation is the ability to feel pain.  Diabetic peripheral neuropathy results in loss of sensation, inabil...