Shoes helped reduce diabetic amputations in past decade
31/01/2012
Enhanced foot care and Medicare coverage for therapeutic shoes are two factors behind a recent US government study that showed diabetes-related amputations in the country have declined 65% over the past decade.
"It's no coincidence that the decline in foot amputations coincides with the establishment of Medicare coverage for therapeutic shoes – that was precisely the intent of that legislation in 1993," said Dennis Janisse, C.Ped, director of Scientific Affairs at Orthofeet. "The study findings validate our mission to provide biomechanically designed shoes that offer advanced protection and mobility to improve quality of life among adults with diabetes."
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