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    <title>Podiatry Arena</title>
    <description>Podiatry Arena is a forum for discussion between podiatrists and other foot health professionals.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Charcot Marie Tooth Disease</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://podiatryarena.com/index.php?threads/charcot-marie-tooth-disease.1648/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (FunGuy)</author>
      <dc:creator>FunGuy</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Does anybody out there have any information on who I can refer a patient to for diagnosis of Charcot Marie Tooth disorder in Melbourne area?  Is there an association or neurologist etc that deals with this specifically?  <br />
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      <title>“Spin” in systematic reviews and meta-analyses of plantar fasciitis</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 05:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://podiatryarena.com/index.php?threads/%E2%80%9Cspin%E2%80%9D-in-systematic-reviews-and-meta-analyses-of-plantar-fasciitis.115007/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Evaluation of “spin” in systematic reviews and meta-analyses of physical therapy for plantar fasciitis: A Systematic Review</b><br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline"><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10225536261483752" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">Prajwal Guruprasad et al</a></span><br />



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      <title>Weightlifting squat: barefoot or shoes?</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 05:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Comparison of Back Squat Kinematics Between Barefoot and Shoe Conditions</b><br />
Kimitake Sato, Dave Fortenbaugh, David S. Hydock, Gary D. Heise<br />
<a href="http://multi-science.metapress.com/content/v404r32865m64pg5/" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching September 03, 2013</a><br />



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      <title>ActiPatch and plantar fasciitis</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 05:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
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commenced a series of double-blind clinical trials to be conducted in<br />
conjunction with leading schools of podiatry and selected clinics to document<br />
the effects of ActiPatch on treating plantar fasciitis [heel pain].  The<br />
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      <title>What happened to the A in HAV ?</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 05:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I´m sure there is a very good reason for it but it makes no sense to me why Hallux abductovalgus is  referred to as Hallux Valgus.<br />
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When ever I´ve taught students and they are discussing biomechanics of another person,  I always tell them to think that I´m on the other end of a phone. By using the correct medical language I will get the foots biomechanical picture etc.<br />
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      <title>Polymer-based wound dressings for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcer</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 05:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://podiatryarena.com/index.php?threads/polymer-based-wound-dressings-for-the-treatment-of-diabetic-foot-ulcer.109063/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Recent advances in polymer-based wound dressings for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcer: an overview of state-of-the-art.</b><br />
Hussain Z et al<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline"><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28676002?dopt=Abstract" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">Curr Drug Targets. 2017 Jul 4. doi: 10.2174/1389450118666170704132523</a></span><br />



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      <title>Meta-analysis of shockwave therapy for plantar fasciitis</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 05:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://podiatryarena.com/index.php?threads/meta-analysis-of-shockwave-therapy-for-plantar-fasciitis.91278/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Is Effective In Treating Chronic Plantar Fasciitis: A Meta-analysis of RCTs.</b><br />
Aqil A, Siddiqui MR, Solan M, Redfern DJ, Gulati V, Cobb JP.<br />
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23813184?dopt=Abstract" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Jun 2013</a><br />



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Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain. It may remain symptomatic...</div><div class="quoteExpand">Click to expand...</div></blockquote>
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      <title>Targeting DNA methylation and demethylation in diabetic foot ulcers</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 05:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://podiatryarena.com/index.php?threads/targeting-dna-methylation-and-demethylation-in-diabetic-foot-ulcers.113932/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Targeting DNA methylation and demethylation in diabetic foot ulcers</b><br />
Jun-YuDengabcXing-QianWucWen-JieHecXinLiaodMingTangeXu-QiangNieabce<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline"><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209012322300022X" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">Journal of Advanced Research; 25 January 2023</a></span><br />
Highlights<br />
•Introduced the four main phases of wound healing and their abnormality in diabetic patients.<br />
•Provided an...<br />
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      <title>Cortisone injection for morton's neuroma</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 05:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://podiatryarena.com/index.php?threads/cortisone-injection-for-mortons-neuroma.14843/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Effectiveness of ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection in the treatment of Morton&#039;s neuroma.</b><br />
Markovic M, Crichton K, Read JW, Lam P, Slater HK.<br />
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18510900?dopt=Abstract" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">Foot Ankle Int. 2008 May;29(5):483-7.</a><br />



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      <title>Sesamoid reduction and recurrence of HAV</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 05:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://podiatryarena.com/index.php?threads/sesamoid-reduction-and-recurrence-of-hav.32998/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Postoperative Incomplete Reduction of the Sesamoids as a Risk Factor for Recurrence of Hallux Valgus</b><br />
Ryuzo Okuda, Mitsuo Kino****a, To****o Yasuda, Tsuyoshi Jotoku, Naoshi Kitano, and Hiroaki Shima<br />
<a href="http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/abstract/91/7/1637?etoc" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2009;91:1637-1645.</a><br />



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      <title>Chevron Osteotomy</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 05:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://podiatryarena.com/index.php?threads/chevron-osteotomy.4435/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Blood Supply to the First Metatarsal Head and Vessels at Risk with a Chevron Osteotomy</b><br />
J.J. George Malal, J. Shaw-Dunn and C. Senthil Kumar<br />
<a href="http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/abstract/89/9/2018" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2007;89:2018-2022.</a><br />



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      <title>Tendon changes in diabetes</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://podiatryarena.com/index.php?threads/tendon-changes-in-diabetes.67655/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Alterations of tendons in patients with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review</b><br />
R. R. de Oliveira et al<br />
<a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.03197.x/abstract" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">Diabet. Med. 28, 886–895 (2011)</a><br />



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      <title>Skin conditions in diabetes</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://podiatryarena.com/index.php?threads/skin-conditions-in-diabetes.76517/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>A clinical study of dermatoses in diabetes to establish its markers.</b><br />
Timshina DK, Thappa DM, Agrawal A.<br />
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22470203?dopt=Abstract" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">Indian J Dermatol. 2012 Jan;57(1):20-5.</a><br />



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Cutaneous manifestations of diabetes mellitus generally appear subsequent to the development of the disease, but they may be the first presenting...</div><div class="quoteExpand">Click to expand...</div></blockquote>
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      <title>Global Epidemiology of Diabetic Foot Ulceration</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://podiatryarena.com/index.php?threads/global-epidemiology-of-diabetic-foot-ulceration.106901/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Global Epidemiology of Diabetic Foot Ulceration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.</b><br />
Zhang P et al<br />
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27585063?dopt=Abstract" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">Ann Med. 2016 Sep 1:1-21.</a><br />



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      <title>Osteochondral lesion of the talus</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://podiatryarena.com/index.php?threads/osteochondral-lesion-of-the-talus.81623/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Conservative treatment for juvenile osteochondritis dissecans of the talus.</b><br />
Lam KY, Siow HM.<br />
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22933674?dopt=Abstract" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2012 Aug;20(2):176-80.</a><br />



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      <title>Melanoma of the foot</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://podiatryarena.com/index.php?threads/melanoma-of-the-foot.39359/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Management of primary cutaneous melanoma of the hands and feet: a clinicoprognostic study.</b><br />
Rex J, Paradelo C, Mangas C, Hilari JM, Fernández-Figueras MT, Ferrándiz C.<br />
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19686364?dopt=Abstract" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">Dermatol Surg. 2009 Oct;35(10):1505-13.</a>


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      <title>Critical limb ischemia</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Press Release:<br />
<b>Loss of protective heart failure protein linked to critical limb ischemia</b><br />
S100A1 could be a potential therapeutic target in critical limb ischemiato promote revascularization, say Thomas Jefferson University researchers from the Center for Translational Medicine<br />



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      <title>RECEPTIONIST DESK FOR SALE</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 02:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://podiatryarena.com/index.php?threads/receptionist-desk-for-sale.115006/</link>
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He is a 39 year old male who is very active - predominantly running and triathalons.<br />
Was running and noticed a sharp pain in the sole of his right foot &#039;felt like i had been shot&#039;.<br />
He visited a physio who treated him for plantar fasciitis - stretching, massage, post night splints etc...<br />
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<a href="http://fai.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/03/16/1071100715577195.abstract?rss=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">Foot &amp; Ankle International March 16, 2015 </a><br />



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Quatresooz P, Piérard-Franchimont C, Szepetiuk G, Devillers C, Piérard GE.<br />
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19743936?dopt=Abstract" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2009 Oct;10(14):2221-9.<br />
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      <title>Surgery for hallux rigidus</title>
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Xiaole Sun et al<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline"><a href="https://www.jssm.org/volume19/iss1/cap/jssm-19-20.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">J Sports Sci Med. 2020 Feb 24;19(1):20-37</a></span><br />



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      <title>Ratio of metalloproteinases predict diabetic foot ulcer healing</title>
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M. Muller, C. Trocme, B. Lardy, F. Morel, S. Halimi, P. Y. Benhamou<br />
<a href="http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1464-5491.2008.02414.x" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">Diabetic Medicine 25 (4) , 419–426 2008</a> <br />



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      <title>Varied presentations of enthesopathy</title>
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Slobodin G, Rozenbaum M, Boulman N, Rosner I.<br />
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?tmpl=NoSidebarfile&amp;db=PubMed&amp;cmd=Retrieve&amp;list_uids=17350676&amp;dopt=AbstractPlus" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Oct;37(2):119-26.</a><br />



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      <title>Foot involvement in psoriasis</title>
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Erdem CZ, Tekin NS, Sarikaya S, Erdem LO, Gulec S.<br />
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?tmpl=NoSidebarfile&amp;db=PubMed&amp;cmd=Retrieve&amp;list_uids=17997068&amp;dopt=AbstractPlus" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">Eur J Radiol. 2007 Nov 8; [Epub ahead of print]</a><br />



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A Randomized, Prospective Study </b><br />
Bruce C. Twaddle and Peter Poon<br />
<a href="http://ajs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/35/12/2033" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">The American Journal of Sports Medicine 35:2033-2038 (2007)</a><br />



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Pau M, Ciuti C.<br />
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Siu Ngor Fu, Holly HY Chen<br />
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Caitlin W. Hicks, MD, MS et al...<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline">April 2017; The FASEB Journal; vol. 31 no. 1 Supplement 780.14</span><br />



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Yang JH, Suh SW, Sung PS, Park WH.<br />
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23732766?dopt=Abstract" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">Eur Spine J. 2013 Jun 4.</a><br />



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