THE FOOT
BONE IS CONNECTED..."
Walk
Rite For Life Blog
Marj
Bonsall, Board Certified Pedorthist
Walk Rite
for Life Pedorthic Centers
San Jose,
Mountain View, Gilroy
ATTENTION
EVERYONE!
We are
sure you know nails belong on your toes - not in your toes!
However, just last week Brian A.
came into our Mountain View location of WALK
RITE FOR LIFE PEDORTHIC CENTERS to use his
2015 Medicare benefit for diabetic shoes and custom inserts.
It was a good thing he came in that
day, only two days released from the hospital (interesting that his shoes/feet
weren't checked.) There were metal nails in his shoes that had penetrated his great toe
and had been in his shoes for some time, so it seemed. Due to Brian’s
neuropathy caused by his diabetes, his feet were numb (insensate) and he could
not feel the nails!
Medicare’s (not HMO’s, sadly) footwear
benefits have already resulted in a large decrease in amputations since its
inception in 1993. It was easy for the bean counters to figure out that shoes
and inserts, along with TRAINED
PROFESSIONALS to fit and
dispense the products, are much less costly than amputations.
80% of
amputations typically start with shoe-caused blisters/ulcers. Because diabetes can result in poor circulation to the
feet, infections can occur and are problematic to heal due to the decreased
blood supply.
We at Walk Rite are proud to be a
Medicare supplier to diabetics with foot concerns. It is our hope that the HMOs
will see the benefit (both monetarily and therapeutically) in providing
properly fitted shoes and custom inserts to anyone who needs these potentially foot-saving and live-saving products.
WALK
RITE FOR LIFE!!
We’re all
about your feet…
