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Podiatry as a Health Profession
February 28th, 2010 by admin
What is the total concerned of podiatry towards the health of every individual? Podiatry is that health profession that is concerned with the treatment and prevention of problems of the foot and related structures. They use a wide variety of medical, surgical, mechanical and pharmaceutical means to treat these problems. They share a lot in common with other regional specialists such as dentist, optometrists and heart specialists. Exactly what a podiatrist does is very different in different countries and is governed by the laws of that country that determine the actual scope of practice especially in the USA, UK and Australia.