Conditions and diseases Flashcards
What should we look out for when assessing diabetic patients?
Infections, slowed healing, ulcerations, neuropathy, deformities,
What is pedorthic treatment for diabetic patients?
Reducing shear forces through footwear and cushioned orthotics. Offload pressure points, collaborate with wound clinicians, education
What should we look out for in assessing patients with osteoarthritis?
Deformity of the joint possible. Radiographs necessary
What should we look out for when assessing patients with gout?
Commonly affects 1st MTPJ. Red and swollen joint, warm to touch
What is pedorthic treatment for MS patients?
Treating stability issues through footwear, orthotics for full contact support. Footwear mods to accommodate deformities
What should pedorthic treatment be for fibromyalgia patients?
Avoid rigid orthotics. Should be a progressive approach, not aggressive.
What are things to look out for when assessing patients with cerebral palsy?
Equinus foot shape, scissor gait typical for diplegia, forefoot strike, toe-walking gait, hip and knee flexion deformities
What is pedorthic treatment for cerebral palsy?
UCBL orthotics, heel lifts for equinus, rocker soles, shoes to fit AFO’s
What is pedorthic treatment for spina bifida?
Offloading pressure points for those with neuropathy, mods for deformities
Pedorthic treatment for CMT?
Shoe mods including lateral buttresses and flares. Wide fitting footwear, rocker soled. Offload if neuropathy is present
What is gangrene?
Condition that occurs when body tissues die. Caused by loss of blood supply or underlying illness, injury, or infection. Affects digits most
What is Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease?
Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, with progressive muscle atrophy and loss of touch sensation. Affects peroneals most, often leading to a cavovarus foot type.
What is cerebral palsy?
Condition with impaired muscle coordination (spastic paralysis), and/or other disabilities typically caused by damage to the brain before or at birth
What is multiple sclerosis?
Chronic and progressive disease involving damage to the sheaths of nerve cells, impairing nervous system activity. Causes numbness, impairments in speech and motor coordination, and severe fatigue
What is Rheumatoid arthritis?
Chronic progressive autoimmune disease in which the body breaks down joint tissue leading to inflammation and painful deformities of the affected joints.
