In the following link you will find a very nice article published by ‘News Blase’ that features the recent research performed by Dr Wrobel, which highlights the contribution of podiatric physicians in reducing limb amputation. Viva podiatric medicine! “More than half of all amputations in the U.S. are related to diabetes,” said Dr. Wrobel, Director [...]

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I would like to share with you a recent blog written by Prof Armstrong about our research presented at APMA:  http://diabeticfootonline.blogspot.com/2010/07/damage-at-take-off-rather-than.html  Best, Bijan

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I am so pleased to share with you some of the posters that we will present at APMA national meeting this week. Overall ten abstracts from our team have been accepted including two podium presentations. We hope to strongly present research achievements at Scholl college at the APMA2010 meeting. Here, I would like to thank [...]

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In a recent study published in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology entitled ‘Assessing Postural Control and Postural Control Strategy in Diabetic Patients Using Innovative and Wearable Technology’, Scholl’s CLEAR researchers explored postural control and postural compensatory strategy (PCS) in 17 patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and 21 healthy subjects. This study suggests [...]

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Scholl’s CLEAR team received a prestigious podium presentation at the 2nd Congress of the International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics congress (i-FAB). The accepted abstract entitled ‘Prediction of Plantar Pressure Distribution in Flat-foot Children’ is a collaboration work between Dr Najafi (corresponding author and assistant professor of Biomechanics at Dr Scholl College of podiatric medicine) and [...]

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The abstract of Mr Daniel Miller, second year Scholl student, was selected as Oral presentation for APMA meeting. Of the six Oral abstracts selected for presentation at the 2010 APMA Annual Scientific Meeting, this abstract was the only one selected with a student or resident as primary author. This study for the first time demonstrates [...]

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Scholl College students, Daniel Miller (class 2012) and Deena Horn (class 2012) presented podiatric researches in Gait2010 congress in Washington DC, one of the most prestigious international conferences focusing on gait analysis. This year over 35 countries from more than 15 different disciplines were participated in this interdisciplinary congress.

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Running is a very common form of exercise and sport for people of all ages, and many runners often wonder if it is helpful to wear shoes to damp the collision impact during running or amplify it to increase its benefits?

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As estimated 20 million people in the United States have diabetes, a serious, life-long condition. Foot pathology is one of the most common complications associated with diabetes and podiatrists are often the first line clinicians seen by diabetic patients. As it is a relatively young discipline, podiatry has not developed institutionalized research training opportunities for [...]

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From a student research study performed by Daniel Miller (Class 2012) Human gait is an extremely complex phenomenon that until recently, was considered to be a largely automated task, requiring little or no attention from the walker. Several studies have cast doubt on this notion through use of dual task methods of adding a cognitive [...]

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