JAPMA
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Mueller, M. J.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Mueller, M. J.

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, Vol 87, Issue 8 360-364, Copyright © 1997 by American Podiatric Medical Association

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Therapeutic footwear helps protect the diabetic foot

MJ Mueller
Program of Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.

There is evidence to indicate that therapeutic footwear can help prevent lower extremity amputation in patients with diabetes. The primary means of preventing amputation is to protect the insensitive foot from unnoticed trauma and excessive plantar pressures that occur during walking. The specific prescription of the shoe will depend on many foot risk criteria, but particularly on the patient's level of sensation, history of ulceration, and the amount of foot deformity. This article describes the type of footwear recommended for each of these increasing levels of foot risk categories.


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 J. Am. Podiatr. Med. Assoc.Home page
A. C. Fauli, C. L. Andres, N. P. Rosas, M. J. Fernandez, E. M. Parreno, and C. O. Barcelo
Physical Evaluation of Insole Materials Used to Treat the Diabetic Foot
J Am Podiatr Med Assoc, May 1, 2008; 98(3): 229 - 238.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Diabetes CareHome page
V. Viswanathan, S. Madhavan, S. Gnanasundaram, G. Gopalakrishna, B. N. Das, S. Rajasekar, and A. Ramachandran
Effectiveness of Different Types of Footwear Insoles for the Diabetic Neuropathic Foot: A follow-up study
Diabetes Care, February 1, 2004; 27(2): 474 - 477.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 ptjournalHome page
M. J Mueller and K. S Maluf
Tissue Adaptation to Physical Stress: A Proposed "Physical Stress Theory" to Guide Physical Therapist Practice, Education, and Research
Physical Therapy, April 1, 2002; 82(4): 383 - 403.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 1997 by the American Podiatric Medical Association.