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      <title>What is the current "fair" rate for contract podiatists in Australia?</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Is 50 % of revenue still considered a reasonable and fair  payment agreement for contactors in Australia? What&#039;s the job market like here? Rural vs big city?  Reception support vs no reception support? Contractors, how would you feel if you were being paid less than 50% ? Would you accept such a job if you were liable to pay GST (e.g. 50% plus GST but no super liable to be paid by the employer...<br />
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      <title>Foot &amp; ankle injuries in footballers</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 23:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Foot &amp; ankle injuries in elite professional footballers: the findings of one English Premier League team</b><br />
N Jain, D Murray, S Kemp and T McEvoy<br />
<a href="http://www.bjjprocs.boneandjoint.org.uk/content/94-B/SUPP_XXXIX/249.short" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">J Bone Joint Surg Br 2012 vol. 94-B no. SUPP XXXIX 249 </a><br />



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      <title>Evolution</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Did ancient man run anywhere near as much as modern (sub athletic) man?  No doubt they were probably on their feet more, but other than short bursts in fight&#039;n&#039;flight situations, did they run and propel as much?<br />
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The other point comes down to terrain, which obviously varied across time and place.  Walking through/over knee high shrubs for instance, necessitates large increases in hip flexion...<br />
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      <title>Diabetic foot self care</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 02:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Personal and treatment factors associated with foot self-care among veterans with diabetes.</b><br />
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?tmpl=NoSidebarfile&amp;db=PubMed&amp;cmd=Retrieve&amp;list_uids=16847789&amp;dopt=Abstract" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">J Rehabil Res Dev. 2006 Mar-Apr;43(2):227-38</a><br />



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      <title>Surgery for hallux rigidus</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 02:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://podiatryarena.com/index.php?threads/surgery-for-hallux-rigidus.13071/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Evaluation of the treatment of hallux rigidus by percutaneous surgery.</b><br />
Mesa-Ramos M, Mesa-Ramos F, Carpintero P.<br />
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18564480?dopt=Abstract" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">Acta Orthop Belg. 2008 Apr;74(2):222-6.</a><br />



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      <title>Ewing Sarcoma of the foot</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 02:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Ewing Sarcoma of the Hand or Foot.</b><br />
Froeb D, Ranft A, Boelling T, Paulussen M, Klco-Brosius S, Jürgens H, Dirksen U.<br />
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23143762?dopt=Abstract" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">Klin Padiatr. 2012 Oct;224(6):348-352. </a><br />



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      <title>Achilles tendon rupture</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Early motion important following achilles rupture</b><br />
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<b>Early Motion for Achilles Tendon Ruptures: Is Surgery Important?<br />
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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      <title>Injection therapy for heel pain</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Comparison of Injection Modalities in the Treatment of Plantar Heel Pain: A<br />
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<a href="http://www.japmaonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/96/4/293" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 96(4): 293–296, 2006</a><br />



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      <title>Statins and diabetic foot ulcers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Statins may be useful in diabetic foot ulceration treatment and prevention.</b><br />
Gulcan E, Gulcan A, Erbilen E, Toker S.<br />
Hospital of Dumlupinar University, Department of Internal Medicine, Kutahya, Turkey.<br />
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?tmpl=NoSidebarfile&amp;db=PubMed&amp;cmd=Retrieve&amp;list_uids=17499447&amp;dopt=Abstract" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">Med Hypotheses. 2007 May 10; [Epub ahead of print] </a>...<br />
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      <title>Osteochondral lesion of the talus</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Effectiveness of custom-made foot orthoses for treating forefoot pain</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Arias-Martín I et al<br />
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      <title>Quality of life in those with diabetic foot ulcers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<b>The prevalence and occurrence of diabetic foot ulcer pain and its impact on health-related quality of life.</b><br />
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      <title>The effect of foot orthoses on balance, foot pain and disability in elderly women</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>The effect of foot orthoses on balance, foot pain and disability in elderly women with osteoporosis: a randomized clinical trial.</b><br />
de Morais Barbosa C, Barros Bértolo M, Marques Neto JF, Bellini Coimbra I, Davitt M, de Paiva Magalhães E.<br />
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23192905?dopt=Abstract" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">Rheumatology (Oxford). 2012 Nov 28. [Epub ahead of print]</a><br />



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      <title>Is Plantaris a sensory muscle or a vestigial muscle?</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Your friendly podiatrist, Mike<br />
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I am currently reviewing literature on neurological studies which incorporate concentrations of muscle spindles, golgi tendon organs and other proprioceptors within lower limb muscles. The high concentrations within the Plantaris muscle compared to its size and also with comparison to lower concentrations in soleus and gastrocnemius in humans seems to point...<br />
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      <title>Lysine cream for diabetic foot ulcers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>A randomized, open-label, comparative study of lysine cream 15% with<br />
standard therapy in the management of non-diabetic foot ulcer assessing<br />
by Bates-Jensen wound assessment tool</b><br />
Vani J et al<br />
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      <title>Rocker sole shoe in diabetes may increase risk for falls.</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Medial malleolus stress fractures</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Research on carbon fiber plates in running shoes</title>
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Gethin L. Williams, Anthony E. Morgan and John S. Harvey <br />
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<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22513960?dopt=Abstract" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Apr 18;4:CD008602.</a><br />



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I remember not that long ago a time when it was considered controversial to suggest any intervention in paediatric flatfoot, never mind whether it was symptomatic or not. How times have changed. These days, when I see a severely flat footed child we not only discuss orthotic management but also subtalor artheroesis.  I suspect you do also. Two questions: Would you perform this...<br />
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<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21907558?dopt=Abstract" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">Foot (Edinb). 2011 Sep 8. [Epub ahead of print]<br />
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Vallotton J, Echeverri S, Dobbelaere-Nicolas V.<br />
<a href="http://www.japmaonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/100/3/220" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2010 May-Jun;100(3):220-9.<br />
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Currently running with full admin staff and several podiatrists<br />
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Neuropathy is one of the side effects of the treatment for many cancers, but in particular...<br />
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<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19929993?dopt=Abstract" target="_blank" class="externalLink"rel="nofollow">Diabet Med. 2009 Nov;26(11):1141-6.<br />
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      <title>Rotation Scarf &amp; Akin Osteotomy (RSA) : Is It Safe?</title>
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