Is It Unethical to Prescribe Orthoses for Children with Asymptomatic Flatfoot Deformity?

Fantastic! After a week of horrible news, finally something to celebrate. The biggest and oldest hatchet in podiatry put down at last! I would love to see you two boys get together somehow over the next five days - one of these emotional jobs; hands (and feet) across the oceans. If only the Israeli and Palestinians could do the same....:drinks

 

Well t,you Mark (writing this in a tablet, forgive the errors). For the record, since I used to teach diagnosis to students, but only for 35 years, I am entirely sure of the difference between signs and symptoms. Even a casual look back at the earlier postings will reveal me saying "in this context".

Seasons greetings; right now it is 33' outside and I miss the UK like a hole in the head........

 

err, that was Rob, not Ros

 

Not wanting to reignite this debate, but another study was just added to this thread:
Health-related quality of life in children with flexible flatfeet

....that two studies that correlated a lower quality of life in kids with a lower arch height.

....question is: is a "lower quality of life" a "sign/symptom"?

 

Interesting study. Thanks for that one, Craig. It looked like the study measured both objective (i.e. signs) and subjective (i.e. symptoms) complaints of the children.