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By ipgoffice
January 30, 2012
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A new report by the CDC in the February issue of Diabetes Care has evaluated the rates of diabetic amputation over a 20 year period from 1998 to 2008.  Since 1996, there has been a significant drop (65%) in diabetic amputations reported in hospitals.  This is great news, and is a testament to the limb salvage techniques or doctors employ with every diabetic we see.  In the last twenty years, wound care techniques have advanced significantly, and care techniques for assessing and restoring poor circulation have also advanced.  Diabetic shoes, and the concept of regular foot exams, skin and nail care, and preventative techniques have also had a dramatic effect on limiting diabetic foot wounds and amputations.  We are proud to offer our diabetic patients advanced foot care that employs all these measures.  This is something we have done for awhile now, as our doctors have recognized early on that the key to reducing diabetic foot amputations is prevention, prevention, and prevention.  Our at-risk diabetics get regular evaluations, skin assessment and wound prevention, nail care, circulation testing, and diabetic shoes and inserts when there are risk factors for foot disease from regular shoe use.  We are proud to say we have a very low number of diabetics who have to undergo amputations, and we work hard to keep it that way.  If you or a friend are diabetic and are not under our care, or if you haven’t seen us in awhile, be sure to give us a call and schedule a foot assessment.  It could mean the difference between keeping your foot or loosing it if you are at risk for foot complications.

Central Indiana, you don't have to suffer with ingrown toenail pain any longer.  Our doctors have performed thousands of ingrown nail procedures that remove the ingrown portion of the nail permanently.  The procedure only lasts a few minutes, is performed in the comfort of the office, and is painless after the toe is numbed with a local anesthetic (yes, that stings a little but it is over quickly and has no lingering pain).  Recovery is simple, requiring only a daily soak in warm soapy water, and covering the toe with antibiotic ointment and a bandaid for a couple weeks.  Best of all, there are no activity restrictions and most prople have little to no discomfort following the procedure.  If you have been suffering from this condition, whether for three days or for three years, give our doctors a call and get relief fast!

By ipgoffice
January 17, 2012
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The construction and renovation of our Noblesville office is nearly finished, and is looking great.  There are new rooms, a better layout for patient care, and beautiful new wall treatments and carpeting.  It looks like a whole new office.  Not all the changes are cosmetic either, as we have new treatment rooms, space for consultation, and better workstations for our staff to provide our patients continued  top-notch care.  We are proud to make our office a more beautiful and functional place to provide patient care, and we can't wait for you to see the changes.  Stop by and visit if you have the chance, and if you are scheduled to see us in the near future enjoy the new surroundings!

Our doctors treat heel pain each and every day with compassion and success.  We have been doing this for a long time, and have honed our treatment to provide a speedy return to good foot health with as little pain and inconvenience as possible.  Most all cases of heel pain are treated successfully without surgery in our practice, and our treatment addresses the root cause of this complex condition to keep it from coming back.  If you suffer from heel pain, do yourself a favor and see one of the doctors at Indiana Podiatry Group.  We would love to help you love your feet again!

By ipgoffice
January 03, 2012
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We would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy new year.  Indiana Podiatry Group has big plans in store for the next year to benefit all of our patients and the community in general.  Look for the completion of our Noblesville office rennovation by the end of the month, and also for a newsletter redesign, with additional information and community interest items in a longer format e-newsletter.  We hope you will like all of our changes, and we will strive to keep you healthy and moving along in 2012 and beyond!