A good podiatrist in Denver area

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Dr. Scholls.

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bluescreen73 - good to hear all about your success story. Often the simplest approach is a winner. I think podiatrists are often downplayed because they aren't a "medical doctor'...they don't have "M.D." after their name. Yet I have heard of many excellent treatments and healings from people who have used a podiatrist.

Here is an excerpt from Wikipedia about podiatrists:

"In the United States, Doctors of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) are doctors who practice on the lower extremities, primarily on feet and ankles.[3] The preparatory education of most podiatrists includes four years of undergraduate work, followed by four years in an accredited podiatric medical school, followed by a three or four-year hospital-based surgical residency. Podiatrists are licensed in all 50 states." A podiatrist spends between 11-12 years in training to become a foot and ankle doctor/surgeon. As for my foot issue, I felt that going to an orthopedic doctor would have been 'overkill', more or less.

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Originally Posted by Texas Ag 93

That's a long time to be in a boot. Did you wear Orthotics or special shoes while you were in it? I know you can end up with hip and knee pain on the unaffected side due to leg length discrepancy. It sounds like with all that additional time (and compliance on your part, which is a big part of healing), it got the job done, which is great. You should be able to strengthen it back up. Just don't skip leg day at the gym, LOL.

I didn't. Fortunately I only developed hip pain the last 2-3 weeks I was in the boot and it subsided within a couple weeks of taking the boot off. I think I tried to do too much the first month even with the boot on. I really leaned on the boot and actually ended up breaking it. Thankfully it had a 6-month warranty so the company replaced it for free. After that I changed my gait so I wouldn't abuse the boot as much.