Articles, tagged with "lower extremity", page 1

3 Tips to Improve Selective Vascular Cath Coding

Don't risk losing up to $315 that Medicare allots for PV studies You know you can't report nonselective catheter placement with selective placement from the same access site but which codes should you report if the physician inserts the catheter selectiv... Read >
Author: ashu

CPT 2011 Brings Two New Codes for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatment

This year, CPT comes with two new codes to report diabetic foot ulcer treatment involving tissue cultured skin substitutes to the lower extremity - G0440-G0441. You will have to use temporary G codes when reporting diabetic foot ulcer treatment involving ... Read >
Author: James Smith

CPT 2011: Femoral/Popliteal Coding Options

This time CPT 2011 adds new codes for lower extremity endovascular revascularization covering angioplasty, atherectomy, and stenting. Here we'll take a look at the femoral/popliteal codes 37224-37227. Master the single code approach for fem/pop coding... Read >
Author: James Smith

Shoe Lifts in the Treatment of Leg Length Discrepancy

Low back discomfort is 1 of the most common factors that cause people to employ shoe lifts. Regrettably, in spite of the whole progresses in practical knowledge, lots of clinical research workers acknowledge we still do not really know what causes many in... Read >
Author: chasity knight

How To Walk More Elegantly And Gracefully

I believe high-heeled shoes are every woman's best friends in their daily life. Every woman has a pair of fashion high-heeled shoes in their shoe cabinets. We have already wore fashion high-heeled shoes many times. However, we still can't avoid hurting ou... Read >
Author: yan

How to use Orthotics?

This article shows the proper way on how to use orthotics, what they are and how they work. Let us define first what orthotics is. The word orthotic comes from the Greek 'ortho' - to correct. The correct term for orthotic is foot orthosis (plural: orthose... Read >
Author: Apple Osborne

Does Smoking Make Diabetic Foot Problems Worse?

Let me begin with a disclaimer. I believe that everyone has a right to make their own personal decisions and choices about their health and the activities that they enjoy. For example, I personally compete in Ironman triathlons. There are people who belie... Read >
Author: Dr. Christopher Segler

Shin Splints and Flat Feet: Causes and Treatments

Over-Pronation, Sports, and Shin Splints If you love running or participating in team sports, you're at risk for shin splints, pain in the knees, Achilles tendonitis, and other lower extremity injuries. Medial tibial stress syndrome, as it is called by... Read >
Author: Salomon

How Can Magnetic Therapy Relieve Sciatica?

What is Sciatica? The longest nerve in your body, the sciatic nerve runs from your pelvis through your hip area and buttocks and down each leg. It divides into the tibial and peroneal nerves at the level of your knees. The sciatic nerve controls many o... Read >
Author: debbie shimadry

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