An evaluation of a virtual musculoskeletal podiatry service implemented to address prolonged National Health Service waiting times.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial impact on healthcare systems globally, particularly in the public sector. To address the challenges posed by the pandemic, musculoskeletal (MSK) healthcare providers had to rapidly adopt virtual platforms for delivering care, representing a major shift in how healthcare was delivered.

Objective: This manuscript aims to retrospectively evaluate a virtual MSK podiatry service offered by a private provider under a National Health Service commission, in terms of patient access, waiting times and patient-reported pain.

The effects of electrical stimulation on diabetic ulcers of foot and lower limb: A systematic review.

Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a life-threatening condition affecting a third of diabetic patients. Many adjuvant therapies aimed at improving the healing rate (HR) and accelerating healing time are currently under investigation. Electrical stimulation (ES) is a physical-based therapy able to increase cells activity and migration into wound bed as well as inhibiting bacterial activity.

The lived experience of people with diabetes using off-the-shelf prescription footwear in Singapore: a qualitative study using interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Background: Diabetic foot ulceration (DFUs) is increasingly prevalent in Singapore. Appropriate management is important since DFU brings with it an associated risk for lower limb amputations, high morbidity rates and costs. Footwear prescription has been a part of clinical guidelines to manage DFUs.