Table 2 Presenting complaints and foot problems identified from podiatry assessments for patients who attended the Podiatric Rheumatology Clinic (n = 157 patients)
Presenting complainta, n (%) | Skin/nail problems | 98 (62.4%) |
Foot pain | 121 (77.1%) | |
Footwear/orthotics | 90 (57.3%) | |
Back and/or lower limb pain | 18 (11.5) | |
Foot deformity | 10 (6.4%) | |
Neurological symptoms | 11 (7.0%) | |
Wounds/ulcers | 7 (4.5%) | |
Falls/balance issue | 23 (14.6%) | |
Other | 25 (15.9%) | |
Foot problems identifiedb, n (%) | Skin/nail | 126 (80.3%) |
Vascular | 68 (43.3%) | |
Neurological | 66 (42.0%) | |
Structural | 106 (67.5%) | |
Biomechanical (static) | 131 (83.4%) | |
Biomechanical (dynamic) | 101 (64.3%) | |
Footwear/orthotic | 116 (73.9%) | |
Falls risk | 3 (1.9%) | |
Other | 2 (1.3%) |