"My feet hurt! What's weight got to do with it?"
to be discussed at POP meeting Monday
to be discussed at POP meeting Monday
“My fee
hurt! What’s weight got to do with it?”is the topic for the Monday, March 10
Pounds Off Pulaski (POP) meeting. The program will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Conference Center on the basement level of
the East Tower.
Special
guest speaker for the evening is Pamela Jensen-Stanley, DPM, Cumberland Foot & Ankle Center, who will
discuss how weight affects our feet. She
will review basic gait biomechanics and will discuss the changes that often occur
with increased body weight, including: plantar fasciitis, tendonitis, and
PTTD. Dr. Jensen-Stanley will also talk
about edema and skin changes that occur as well as common workout foot numbness
and traumas. She will wrap up the
program with a discussion of proper foot care and will provide information
about proper shoes and inserts. At the conclusion of the program, attendees
will have the opportunity to win a pair of shoes or a pair of insoles in a door
prize drawing.
Dr.
Jensen-Stanley earned her Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine from the College of Podiatric
Medicine and Surgery, Des Moines University, Osteopathic Medical Center. She is
board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary
Podiatric Medicine. She is also a board
certified wound care specialist by the American Academy of Wound Management.
