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The American Podiatric Medical Association Urges Americans to 'Knock Your Socks Off'
The American Podiatric Medical Association Urges Americans to 'Knock Your Socks Off' -- Posted by Gumbo on 11-01-04 17:25
The American Podiatric Medical Association Urges Americans to 'Knock Your
Socks Off'
BETHESDA, Md., Oct 25, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Did you know diabetes
is the leading cause of non-traumatic foot amputations each year? The feet
often show the first signs of more severe medical conditions, such as
diabetes, but they often are overlooked by primary health care physicians.
The American Podiatric Medical Association's "Knock Your Socks Off" campaign
encourages patients to ask their primary healthcare physician to examine
their feet as part of their regular check-up.
"All too often, people have symptoms of diabetes, such as numbness in the
feet, and don't even know it," says APMA President Dr. Lloyd Smith. "Early
detection is paramount and something as simple as taking your shoes and
socks off for a foot screening could assist in the diagnosis of diabetes
earlier."
Close to 5.2 million people in the U.S. have diabetes and don't even know
it, according to the American Diabetes Association. With foot disease as the
most common complication of diabetes leading to hospitalization, the
American Podiatric Medical Association suggests looking for these foot
related diabetes warning signs:
* Redness
* Numbness
* Swelling
* Cold to the touch due to a lack of blood circulation
* Inflammation
Out of the 13 million people with diabetes in the U.S., 60 to 70 percent
have mild to severe forms of diabetic nerve damage, which often includes
impaired sensation or pain in the feet and hands. For this very reason, The
American Podiatric Medical Association has selected the "Knock Your Socks
Off" campaign to raise awareness about the importance of having feet, like
any other part of the body, checked regularly.
For more information about the APMA "Knock Your Socks Off" campaign or to
request a media kit, call 301.581.9221.
Founded in 1912, the American Podiatric Medical Association is the nation's
leading professional society for foot and ankle specialists. The association
has component societies in 53 locations in the U.S. and its territories and
membership of more than 12,000 doctors of podiatric medicine. For free foot
health information, contact the APMA at 1-800-FOOTCARE (1-800-366-8227) or
visit http://www.apma.org on the Web.
SOURCE American Podiatric Medical Association
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