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- Title
Feet for Life month 2011: focusing on arthritis.
- Authors
Woodburn, Jim
- Abstract
The article announces that June 2011 is "Feet for Life" month and will focus on arthritis. The author mentions the increasing emphasis on biomechanics and the use of non-pharmacological interventions for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthrids patients, and highlights the role of podiatrists in treating foot and ankle problems. He states that specialist rheumatology services and management of patients has improved in the UK owing to the lead taken by podiatrists. The article also includes a list of challenges for the "Feet for Life" month to improve knowledge and understanding of arthritis. INSET: Using the media to promote podiatry.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; TREATMENT of arthritis; BIOMECHANICS; FOOT; GAIT disorder treatment; ORTHOPEDIC apparatus; PODIATRISTS; INFORMATION resources
- Publication
Podiatry Now, 2011, Vol 14, Issue 4, p6
- ISSN
1460-731X
- Publication type
Article