What is the definition or description of: podiatry?

Varies by state: Depending on the state it is the diagnosis and treatment of ailments of the foot and ankle.

Foot Specialty: Podiatry (or podiatric medicine) is the field devoted to the study of, diagnosis, and medical treatment of disorders of the foot and ankle. A podiatrist is a doctor of podiatric medicine (dpm), also known as a podiatric physician or surgeon, qualified by his/her doctorate level education and residency training to diagnose and treat conditions affecting the foot, ankle and related structures.

Treatment of foot : Podiatry is the medical specialty that deals with the medical, surgical and bio mechanical treatment of the human foot.

Podiatry: Podiatry is the field of medicine that deals with medical and surgical treatment of the foot . Podiatrists are trained in the allopathic tradition.

Specialist: A podiatrist is a doctor of podiatric medicine (dpm) who is qualified by his or her education and training and experience to diagnose and treat conditions affecting the foot, ankle, and related structures of the leg. Practitioners may focus on many different specialty areas, including surgery, orthopedics, biomechanics, sports medicine, geriatrics, pediatrics, primary care, and wound care.

Podiatry: Podiatry (or podiatric medicine) is a branch of medicine devoted to the study of diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle, lower extremity. A doctor of podiatric medicine (dpm) podiatric physician or surgeon undergoes doctorate level education and post-graduate surgical training in their specialty. National board exams are taken to maintain standard of care.

podiatry: Podiatry is the study and treatment of diseases and afflictions of the human foot and ankle. We treat surgically an non-surgically. As such we see a large age range from kids to geriatrics, and see wounds, mechanical conditions, sports medicine, primary care, etc. We are not trained in the allopathic method as stated above.

Simply put...: The treatment of anything from the ankle to the tips of the toes including bone, muscle, nerves, and anything to do with the skin.

Foot, ankle and lowe: I agree, however it varies state to state. In Florida and in some other states the law includes the ankle and lower leg.