This was the title of a recent podiatry today article.
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Got me to thinking. Podiatry has undergone a parallel evolution in different countries. I even remember Reading that in the US there is an "east coast/west coast" divide.
So what are the differences? And indeed the similarities? And what can they teach us?
By way of introduction, I think the UK can teach the rest of the world something about "outside the box" orthotics.
The nhs gives the podiatrist the freedom to make whatever they think the patient needs without worrying about the cost to the patient. So if you want to use gels or foams which are so soft they only last 6 months, you can. If you want to make something a bit experimental, you can.
This, of course, is not limited to the nhs! The people who cut their teeth in the NHS take those skills and that ethos into private practice. The companies that sell to the nhs offer the same products to everyone.
That, for me, is what us limeys do best.
What do other countries bring to the party?
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