What is the definition or description of: foot care?

Foot Care: Therapeutic methods, either surgical or non-surgical used to treat, minimize or prevent pathology of the anatomic structures below the ankle joint (formed by the articulation of the tibia, talus and fibula).

See below: Foot care is the examination and treatment of the foot for any conditions. It often refers to care for the toenail, corns and callouses.

Maintenance : Generally meant to mean regular maintenance of toenails and corns/calluses in patients with diabetes or poor circulation. Other patients without these diagnoses may need the same care due to difficulty reaching feet, etc.

Podiatry: Think of foot care as the medical and palliative treatment of foot disorders. This usually encompasses nonoperative foot care, and preventive foot care issues.

Treat & Prevent: Foot care is the act pertaining to prevention or treatment of a current or potential problem of the feet.

Foot care: In the past this meant the basic care of the human foot . The other podiatrists sell themselves short , I think . Foot care means the treatment of the human foot from the diagnosis to treatment and prevention of any and all the problems associated with the human foot .