World Foot Health Awareness Month will be celebrated at the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre on Thursday 28th May.
From 09.00 to 12.00 noon, people with diabetes and their families are invited to listen to a talk on diabetes by Dr David Segal and one on the diabetic foot by podiatrist Tracey Johnson. This will be followed by an opportunity to ask questions about diabetes and feet.
Heel pain as a result of Traction Apophysitis is usually debilitating. I wrote about this on 3 April, 11 February and 8 February. The progress report and full case history is now on the website under Case Histories. Although this section is of greater interest to other health professionals, have a look at the X-ray pictures.
Foot Health Awareness is vital for people with diabetes.
PEOPLE WITH DIABETES ARE 25 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO LOSE A LEG THAN PEOPLE WITHOUT THE CONDITION
Today I want to issue a timely reminder to people with diabetes who want to wear 'Crocs'.
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Closed Kinetic Chain Exercise for Joint Rehabilitation was the title of a Rehabilitation Workshop that I was invited to yesterday. It took place at the University of the Witwatersrand Sports Science Institute and introduced me to Reboundology and a quite extraordinary piece of kit called Kangoo Jumps.
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