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and specialized treatment of: |
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| Achilles
Tendon |
Ankle
Instability |
Ankle
Sprains |
| Arthritic
Foot & Ankle Care |
Athletes
Foot |
Bunions |
| Calluses |
Corns |
Crush
Injuries |
| Diabetic
Foot Infections |
Flat
Feet |
Fungus
Toenails |
| Geriatric
Foot Care |
Hammertoes |
Heel
Spurs |
| Infections |
Ingrown
Toenails |
Injuries |
| Metatarsalgia |
Neuromas |
Plantar
Fasciitis |
| Poor
Circulation |
Warts |
Wounds |
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The
Diabetic Foot
The
Mid-Michigan Foot and Ankle Centers / Diabetic Foot
Centers specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of
foot problems in patients with diabetes. My staff and
I are devoted to identifying and treating foot and ankle
problems in these patients and have developed these
centers in response to the overwhelming need to address
the multiple lower extremity complications that may
occur including infections, ulcerations, gangrene, and
in the most severe cases amputation of a toe, foot,
or leg.
I have always believed that management of foot and ankle
problems for patients with diabetes is complex and requires
multiple specialists working together. Success in the
care of foot and ankle problems in these patients’
can only result when there is an overall control of
each component of their disease. That is why my staff
and I work closely with each patient, their medical
doctor, vascular surgeon, nurse educator, or home health
care specialist in order to accomplish these goals.
Over the last 12 years I have treated thousands of patients
for their acute and chronic wounds. As a board certified
Wound Care Specialist, I am an original faculty member
at National’s Wound Healing Center at Covenant
HealthCare since it opened in September, 2002. There,
I continue to help establish wound care protocols as
an active member of the limb salvage team in a center
that provides a multidisciplinary approach to wound
care and the only full body hyperbaric chamber in Mid-Michigan.
If you have a diabetic wound and need assistance, contact
us to make an appointment. While I can never guarantee
outcomes, I may be able to help. |
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The
Diabetic Shoe Clinic
In
March of 2002 in accordance with Medicare’s Diabetic
Shoe Bill (1993) and in an effort to lower the amputation
rate in the diabetic population of the Tri-City’s,
I opened, “The Diabetic Shoe Clinic”. Working
with patients, pedorthotists, and shoe companies we
have been able to evaluate, educate, custom fit, and
identify the most appropriate shoe gear, inserts and
braces for our diabetic patients that are at risk.
My staff and I find that this has resulted in much better
follow-up with our patients and that there has been
a decrease in the number of recurrent wounds, quicker
healing times and ultimately higher patient satisfaction. |
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