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Podiatric Medicine

A Geriatric Imperative

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There is perhaps no program more in need of podiatric involvement than the concerns for older individuals and the entire aspects of gerontology and geriatrics. In the stress of today’s society, physical and psychological degeneration associated with aging and chronic disease, years of microtrauma, use and abuse, as well as neglect contribute to the development of foot and related problems in older individuals. If we recognize that motivation is a key for older individuals to remain active and productive so that there is a quality of life and life is worth living, the ability to walk and remain ambulatory is an important catalyst for society’s goal of independent living and dignity. To older individuals, the poor, and individuals with physical or mental impairments, the inability to move about means social segregation, a loss of efficiency, declining health, and resultant personality and emotional changes. In effect, older individuals are running out of...

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  1. Department of Community Health and Aging and Retired Chair, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Arthur E. Helfand

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  1. Population Division, UN Dept of Economic Social Affairs Population Division, New York, NY, USA

    Danan Gu

  2. Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA

    Matthew E. Dupre

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  1. Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, New York, NY, USA

    Danan Gu

  2. University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Department of Psychology, Colorado Springs, CO, USA

    Leilani Feliciano

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Helfand, A.E. (2020). Podiatric Medicine. In: Gu, D., Dupre, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_408-2

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    Podiatric Medicine
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_408-2

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