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		<title>Edema, swollen feet and footwear</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are several conditions that can lead to swelling in the foot. 
 
Lymphedema also known as Milroy’s Disease if it is hereditary, is an accumulation of lymphatic fluid in the interstitial tissue that causes swelling most often in the arms and /or legs. Primary lymphedema occurs when lymphatic vessels are missing or impaired and affects [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pedors.com/blog/19/edema-swollen-feet-and-footwear.html</link>
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		<title>Peripheral Neuropathy and Footwear</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Neuropathy is the disturbance of function or pathological change in a nerve. 
 
Charcot- Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, named for three physicians who first identified the disease in 1886, is usually inherited as a dominant trait and is the most common disease within a group of conditions called Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathies (HMSN). 
CMT affects approximately [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pedors.com/blog/18/peripheral-neuropathy-and-footwear.html</link>
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		<title>Corns, Calluses and Footwear</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Corns and calluses are the most common foot problem with prevalence increasing with age, especially with women. 
 
Corns are an accumulation of the skins epidermis and are often caused by an ill fitting shoe or a digital joint that is out of alignment, corns are created by the body to protect the underlying bones of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pedors.com/blog/17/corns-calluses-and-footwear.html</link>
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		<title>Diabetes and Footwear Considerations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Diabetes is a serious chronic condition of metabolism resulting in high blood glucose. 
The inability to secrete insulin or the inability for the insulin to act, or a combination of both, results in high blood glucose. High blood glucose may lead to blindness, heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure, and amputations. 
 Type 1 Diabetes  
This type [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pedors.com/blog/16/diabetes-and-footwear-considerations.html</link>
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		<title>Arthritis and Footwear Considerations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are numerous conditions that can cause Arthritis, which is a term that refers to many different diseases that may inflame the joints of the foot and ankle. 
 
Some of the most common diseases causing arthritis in the foot and ankle include:
 

Synovial inflammatory disease; including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and Reiters Syndrome. 

 

Degenerative joint disease [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pedors.com/blog/15/arthritis-and-footwear-considerations.html</link>
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		<title>AL Gore for President- what are the bookies thinking?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was on a plane from Atlanta to London in mid February 2007 that I first watched Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth.”  Up until that point, like most right leaning ex-Republicans, I was somewhat skeptical about the empirical evidence behind the global warming theories being bandied about by pseudo-scientists.  My final destination was Spain to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pedors.com/blog/14/al-gore-for-president-what-are-the-bookies-thinking.html</link>
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		<title>The choices we make in life.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s often the small decisions we make in life that someties have enormous life-altering consequences. If you are a diabetic and have peripheral neuropathy,  choosing a pair of shoes can be such an occasion. That is why it is so important for a diabetic to be fitted for their shoes by a qualified professional such as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pedors.com/blog/10/the-choices-we-make-in-life.html</link>
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		<title>Diabetics-Taking Care of Your Feet.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are diabetic, taking care of your feet is critical. By taking just a minute or two every day to check your feet can make the difference in saving a foot from amputation. For diabetics the loss of sensation in the foot which occurs in about 7 of every 10 diabetics often means that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pedors.com/blog/9/diabetics-taking-care-of-your-feet.html</link>
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		<title>My First Blog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m a novice at this I have to admit. I’m all set up and ready to go. My focus will be on all things orthopedic. Mainly relating to the foot and footwear- shoes, inserts, socks, what is good and what is not and how to best look after your feet in general.
                     
The foot has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pedors.com/blog/6/my-first-blog.html</link>
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		<title>Welcome the Pedors.com Blog!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the first post for the new Pedors.com blog! Check back often for information on orthopedic products, news, and hapenings. The blog will be written and updated by executives and employees of the Pedors Orthopedic Shoes company in an effort to provide the community with relavent information realted to orthopedics and the shoe industry.
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		<link>http://www.pedors.com/blog/1/hello-world.html</link>
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