Gary W. Chessman, DPM Orlando Podiatry Surgeon

12/22/2012

Merry Christmas ! from Podiatry Orlando, Gary W. Chessman, DPM and family.

10/02/2012

Myth busting!

It’s Fact Check Friday! Each week we'll debunk a common myth about diabetes. Please share this eye-opening fact with everyone you know! To learn more about donating blood, visit http://bit.ly/Q4O6zk.

04/21/2012

Did you know that you can download and complete your forms on your own computer before your appointment with Dr. Chessman?

Orlando Podiatry clinic - Foot and Ankle Orthopedic Surgeon and Podiatrist serving Orlando for diabetic wound healing, foot pain, hallux valgus, ankle sprains

04/03/2012

For all the attention we give the latest fitness craze (did you hear about the one that combines yoga and break dancing?), we’re awfully quick to dismiss one of the best workouts around: walking. True, it’s not exotic. But unlike so many of the fitness fads we believe will motivate us to sweat, it d...

03/21/2012

Contact the White House and tell them that you want the President to sign the Limb Loss Awareness Month proclamation! We only have a short time before they make a decision, and we need you to ask for support now!

This month, the Amputee Coalition submitted a presidential proclamation request to designate April as Limb Loss Awareness Month. This designation would give individuals in the limb loss community a time to rally together, support one another, educate the broader community about limb loss preventi...

03/21/2012

02/12/2012

Researchers at the University of Missouri studied the medical records of nearly 900 adults, some as young as 18 years old, who were admitted to a trauma center for orthopedic injuries. Researchers found that 77 percent of them had insufficient or deficient levels of vitamin D. Nearly 40 percent were vitamin D deficient.

Two studies show that fractures are more common in people with low vitamin D.

02/09/2012

Health officials also saw more diabetics getting annual foot exams and speculated that the decline was mainly due to enhanced care. Another factor is that more diabetics are being diagnosed earlier and have milder forms of the disease.

The rate of foot and leg amputations as a result of diabetes have has fallen by more than half since the mid-1990s, according to new government research released on Tuesday.

02/09/2012

Intro video for our website. Take a look at http://www.PodiatryOrlando.com.

Gary W. Chessman, DPM, FACFAS - is the one of the most experienced foot and ankle surgical practices in Central Florida and the Metro Orlando area and is rec...

02/07/2012

Rest assured that although Gary W. Chessman DPM, FACFAS is a board certified surgeon and often surgery is needed or indicated, he feels that surgery may be best initiated as a last option after other conservative options have been exhausted. Dr. Chessman is a board certified podiatric surgeon with more than 20 years of training plus continuing education each year.

02/07/2012

There’s a big link between diabetes and cardiovascular disease. In fact, it strikes people with diabetes more than twice as often as people without diabetes. Two out of three people with diabetes die from heart disease or stroke.

That’s why it pays to know your ABCs—of heart health, that is! These ABCs are an easy way to remember some of the most important health issues related to diabetes, so you can lower your risk for heart disease and stroke.

February is American Heart Month, and our friends at the American Heart Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and WomenHeart have lots up their sleeves to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the...