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BUSINESS & PRACTICE
MANAGEMENT ISSUE
March/April 2018
Volume 50, Issue 2
Features
24 | Risky Business
46 |
By Roni Pidcock
Ms. Pidcock shares her expertise with us regarding
preparing your practice for a potential audit, keeping
it ready and some of the triggers that will cause
the auditors to come knocking. She takes through
a primer on the various entities that CMS employs
to conduct audits and a little about how each one
operates.
Modern Theory of the
Development of Adult Acquired
Flat Foot and an Updated Spring
Ligament Classification System
CEU
By Chandra Pasapula and Steven Cutts
Traditionally Tibialis Posterior Insufficiency is still
considered the most common cause of acquired
adult flat foot. This is still considered as the
primary cause and has influenced both treatment
and the diagnosis of the condition. The whole
classification and the fundamental errors within
this that have not been challenged for over 30
years. In this review article Chandra and Steven
examine the emerging evidence that suggests a
new and alternative pathogenesis to this disease
process centered on failure of the spring ligament.
This article is eligible for CEU’s through PFA’s
continuing education program.
32 | The Ills of Heels
By Melvyn P. Cheskin, MBS., C.Ped, L.Ped
Mr. Cheskin shares his thoughts on high heels and
promotes an “if you can’t stop them, help them”
outlook on women wearing them. For those who
have never been in the fashion industry, Mel gives
a rundown of common styles of heels. He covers
the biomechanics regarding what changes the
foot undergoes when placed into the plantarflexed
position of a high heel and then asked to function.
He also gives us some great advice on what you
can do to reduce the negative effects of persistent
wearing of this type of footwear with some fitting
tricks.
"THERE ARE MANY FACTORS
THAT CAN TRIGGER THESE
AUDITS. THE WISE PEDORTHIST
PREPARES FOR THESE AUDITS
AND SO WILL HAVE A MUCH
EASIER TIME NAVIGATING
THROUGH THEM SUCCESSFULLY."
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10 | Featured Contributiors 58 | Marketplace
14 | PFA News 60 | Products & Services
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