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Chronicity and the Lateral Ankle Sprain

Chronicity and the Lateral Ankle Sprain

Chronicity and the lateral ankle sprain comes not as a surgical article, neither one about fractures of the ankle which form part of acute trauma. The subject is limited to the lateral ankle sprain and tears. Medial ankle sprains do arise but are generally rarer when compared to the other side of the ankle. When it comes to the anatomy involved, bone, joints, or soft tissue, the chronicity and lateral ankle sprain problems will vary.

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Giving advice on-line as a podiatrist

Giving advice on-line as a podiatrist

Giving advice on line as a podiatrist is not something we have ever covered before. Clearly since March 2020, a viral infection, Lockdown and Tiers, we have had to adjust our clinical attitudes. Web based consultations are very much in their ascendancy. By on-line I mean e-mail communication only not to be confused with telemedicine. 

I look at information one might expect, visual material to help guide the clinician and the advice. The following information was fully consented and provides as an example. 

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How should we write on Social Media

How should we write on Social Media

I’m not sure about you but as time passes what we write and share on social media becomes ever more sensitive. Of course this has been partly associated with what has happened over comments about parts of society. This is a case history about a patient, her partner and a podiatrist writing about her experience. But then another podiatrist takes a different view. So what is right and what is wrong when it comes to writing on Facebook and other media?

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