Podiatrist Toronto, ON
Sheldon H. Nadal D.P.M.
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Toronto, Ontario M4P1P2
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By Sheldon Nadal D.P.M.
October 10, 2012

According to “The ancient origin of prosthetic medicine” in The Lancet, February  2011, the first known prosthesis or body part replacements were artificial big toes which were found attached to the feet of Egyptian mummies which were dated back to 600BC.  According to Dr. Jacky Finch of KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology, one of the artificial toes was made of wood and leather and was reported to be particularly comfortable by volunteers who wore the toes.  The other toe was made of linen, glue and plaster and was said to be a slightly less efficient toe replacement.  According to the study, both designs were efficient replacement for toes and can be classified as true prosthetic devices.

So, the next time a patient asks me, as a Toronto foot specialist, if I do foot replacements in my podiatry clinic, I will direct her or him to the ancient Egypt section of the museum.  However if you suffer from more mundane foot pain such as Bunions, hammertoes,Ingrown Toenails, suffer from ugly Fungal Nails or require Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Heel Spur Pain, Arch Pain, Plantar Fasciitis, Achilles Tendonitis, please contact my Toronto foot care clinic at 416-486-9917 so that we can get you walking more comfortably. 

Photo from the British museum

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                                                    

                                                                                                                                                                             

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By contactus
February 26, 2012
Category: Foot surgery

 

The image below is from a modern postcard reproducing a painting titled "The Foot Surgery." The painting is by Antonie Victorijns (c.1612-c.1655) and it is on display at the Catharina Gasthuis Museum in Gouda, the Netherlands.

This postcard was published in the Netherlands in the 2000s.  

The equiptment in my Toronto podiatry office is somewhat newer and cleaner.  I use local anesthetic when I do Minimally Invasive Foot Surgery to treat problems such as Bunions, hammertoes, corns, bone spurs, and ingrown nails. Also, the surgeon in the picture probably didn't have access to other modern equiptment that I have in my Toronto foot clinic such as a long pulsed YAG laser for the treatment of onychomycosis or toenail fungus, as well as sound wave units such as radial wave (also called pressure wave or radial shockwave) and Superpulsed Laser Pain Treatment for acute plantar fasciitis, heel pain and arch pain and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for chronic Heel Spur Pain, Arch Pain, Plantar Fasciitis, Achilles Tendonitis.

 I do, however, have a few vintage foot surgery posters and beatles posters on the walls in my Toronto podiatry clinic which you can admire when you come for a private consultation to discuss your foot problem with me . Call us today at 416-486-9917

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