The Importance of Choosing a Pediatric Podiatrist for Children’s Foot and Ankle Problems
02/18/21 • 2 min
It's important to realize that children's and adult feet are not the same and should NOT be treated the same.
There are many foot conditions that children have that adults do not. One example is Sever's disease. Sever's is only found in children but is commonly misdiagnosed as Plantar Fasciitis by podiatrists that only see adults. Podiatrists that rarely or never see children generally do not have the same knowlege of how to identify and treat children's feet conditions. These children will be diagnosed treated as if they were adults and the outcomes can be less than ideal or even damaging. In this episode Dr. Mikkel Jarman discusses the importance of choosing a pediatric podiatrist and how to choose the correct one.
Dr. Mikkel Jarman's practice Pediatric Foot & Ankle only treats kids and specializes in children's foot conditions from the ages of infant through teenage years.
It's important to realize that children's and adult feet are not the same and should NOT be treated the same.
There are many foot conditions that children have that adults do not. One example is Sever's disease. Sever's is only found in children but is commonly misdiagnosed as Plantar Fasciitis by podiatrists that only see adults. Podiatrists that rarely or never see children generally do not have the same knowlege of how to identify and treat children's feet conditions. These children will be diagnosed treated as if they were adults and the outcomes can be less than ideal or even damaging. In this episode Dr. Mikkel Jarman discusses the importance of choosing a pediatric podiatrist and how to choose the correct one.
Dr. Mikkel Jarman's practice Pediatric Foot & Ankle only treats kids and specializes in children's foot conditions from the ages of infant through teenage years.
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Pediatric Foot & Ankle - The Importance of Choosing a Pediatric Podiatrist for Children’s Foot and Ankle Problems
Transcript
Dr. Mikkel Jarman:
Hi, I'm Dr. Michael Jarman here with Pediatric Foot & Ankle and today I'd like to discuss choosing the right podiatrist for your child, because unfortunately not all podiatrists are the same. It's very important to understand that children and adults are not the same and are not treated the same. Many conditions in children do not exist in adults, and herein lies the problem. Practitioners who treat adults all day are not geared for treating children and often misdia
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