{"id":290,"date":"2022-01-19T08:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T13:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolaro24.com\/wordpress\/?p=290"},"modified":"2022-01-19T08:33:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T13:33:24","slug":"building-your-podopediatrics-practice-through-screening-clinics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolaro24.com\/wordpress\/building-your-podopediatrics-practice-through-screening-clinics\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Your Podopediatrics Practice Through Screening Clinics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pediatrics is one of podiatric medicine\u2019s best kept secrets. From afar, observers could easily assume that tpodiatric medicine and surgery involves purely adult and geriatric care. That couldn\u2019t be farther from the truth. In fact, the treatment of children and children\u2019s foot problems should be a vital part of common podiatric practice. Besides the direct benefit to those children impacted by foot problems, from a practice standpoint, podopediatrics can be a valuable source of sustaining referrals in that once the care of children is entrusted to a podiatric physician, the care of other family members will most likely soon follow.<\/p>\n

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Your Foot Type is Inherited<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

6 Reasons to Treat Kids in Your Practice:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  1. Genetics: Kids inherit their foot types<\/li>\n
  2. Kids don’t always outgrow flat feet<\/li>\n
  3. Preventing the long-term effects of aging on a neglected pronated foot<\/li>\n
  4. Opportunity to grow your practice<\/li>\n
  5. Kids are not just mini adults: They are more susceptible to injury<\/li>\n
  6. Increased Emphasis On Sports = Increased Incidents of Injury<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"ClinicBenefits of a PodoPediatric Screening Clinic<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

    Benefit 1:<\/span> Efficiency and Marketing At The Same Time
    \n<\/strong>A Children\u2019s Clinic opens the door to treat many potential pediatric orthotic candidates in a single day. \u00a0Allows you ability to efficiently screen entire families.<\/p>\n

    Benefit 2:<\/span> Build Referrals Through Education
    \n<\/strong>The Children\u2019s Clinic\u00a0 offers opportunity to educate referring General Practitioners and Pediatricians on the benefits of early intervention. Perform community talks to educate parents, coaches and kids on why feet are important.<\/p>\n

    Benefit 3:<\/span> Get Your Staff Involved
    \n<\/strong>The Children\u2019s Clinic\u00a0 gets the whole staff involved, particularly the Podiatry Assistants who can effectively manage 90% of the program.<\/p>\n

    Benefit 4:<\/span> Affordable Options
    \n<\/strong>Neglect in managing kid\u2019s foot conditions is often due to prohibitive costs.\u00a0 Not all kids need custom devices. Prefabricated kids foot orthotics and\/or bracing often offer affordable, yet effective, treatment solutions.<\/p>\n

    Implementing\u00a0a PodoPediatric Screening Clinic<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

    Step 1:<\/span> Pre-planning<\/strong><\/p>\n