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How to Keep Your Foot Safe During a Pedicure

Is pedicure safety really something you need to be aware of? It is. Because if you don’t watch it, you …

This Is Why You Absolutely Need To Stop Wearing Shoes In Your House

I always wondered why so many cultures around the world (except for America) left shoes off at or outside the door. Now I know why! You shouldn't wear shoes in your home for several reasons.

Your Next Step Podiatry

Make an appointment with one of our doctors for an evaluation to see if you qualify for a pair of shoes.

Safety Tips for the Nail Salon

Before scheduling an appointment for your pedicure, review these safety tips to protect your feet before pampering them.

Can You Naturally Remove Skin Tags?

Skin tags start off small and fairly insignificant but they can quickly grow and become a problem both because of their appearance and the fact that they can get in the way.<br>The good news about skin tags is that they are harmless and benign - made up of fibrous connective tissues. Find out more about getting rid of them...

10 Mental Health Benefits of Exercise

9 Health Rules That Doctors Never Break

Top doctors share the best health tips and health advice they themselves follow to prevent skin cancer and breast cancer, reduce back pain, prevent stress and more.

4 steps to recovering from orthopedic surgery

Physical therapy is a key component of rehabilitation from any orthopedic surgery. Whether it’s a total joint procedure or a …

Carmel, Greenwood & Indianapolis, IN Podiatrist

Your feet and ankles work hard to support the weight of your body -- pain, if left untreated, can make their job so much harder. When your feet struggle to function, you may need surgery to overcome your discomfort. Dr. Jeffrey Agricola offers foot and ankle surgery at Prestige Podiatry located in C

When are Foot and Ankle Surgery Necessary?

Find out if it’s time to talk us about whether foot surgery is right for you.<br>It’s always ideal to avoid surgery whenever possible. I think we can all agree on that. However, there are certain foot and ankle problems that may actually benefit greatly from surgery over other more conserv

What is Orthopedics? What is Orthopedic Surgery?

As the medical fields continue to promote the benefits of exercise and healthy eating habits, both the young and old are becoming more active. Because of this, overuse and injuries to the bones, joints and muscles occurs, especially in baby boomers. Some of the most common conditions that require eventual treatment are those caused by degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis, and arthritis and these problems are studied…

5 Questions You Should Ask Before Any Orthopedic Surgery

After your doctor tells you surgery is necessary, you may be frightening and intimidating. There are some steps you can take to ease some of the stress involved prior to having orthopedic surgery. Asking your surgeon these five questions, may help you better understand what to expect and ease your anxieties and allow you to become better informed before surgery....

Is it orthopaedic surgery or orthopedic surgery?

Today bone surgery in the United States is either orthopaedic or orthopedic.

Can a Broken Orthopedic Surgery Care System Fix Itself with Interventional Orthopedics?

For many reasons of perverse incentives, the American healthcare system is the world’s most expensive way ever devised to deliver healthcare. One of the biggest line items in any health plan is elective orthopedic surgery costs. Hence, reducing that cost saves any employer big bucks. One of the ways to bend that spending curve down …

Opioid-free orthopedic surgery: Why (and how) my patients go opioid free after surgery

We can help our patients choose a pain experience in which they have agency that is not ceded to the pain itself or to the physician and, in so doing, do less harm to our patients and communities.

Considering Orthopedic Surgery? Here Are Five Things To Know

Make an informed decision about surgery––and get on the road to recovery faster—with these tips.

Is Orthopedic Surgery Difficult?

Orthopedic surgery is a challenging medical procedure aiming to treat injuries or conditions of the musculoskeletal system. Most people hesitate to undergo orthopedic surgeries, asContinue reading

Cornstarch and Ash Promote Healing? // SF-36 Scores Don’t Predict Ankle Surgery Outcomes //

Cornstarch and Ash Promote Healing? // SF-36 Scores Don’t Predict Ankle Surgery Outcomes //

Wolters Kluwer customer review: Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery

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Immediate-use steam sterilization may not increase infection rates in orthopedic surgery

Immediate-use steam sterilization during orthopedic surgery may not increase surgical site infection rates among patients, according to published results. “Through our propensity score-matched study, we found that when immediate-use steam sterilization [IUSS] is used during an orthopedic procedure, there is no statistically increased risk of developing a surgical site infection