Faculty Orthotics and Pedorthics
Faculty Orthotics and Pedorthics (Faculty O&P) is a division of Faculty Physicians Knoxville that works closely with patients and clinicians to provide high-quality orthotic and pedorthic services. Faculty O&P evaluates, dispenses, and fabricates durable medical equipment (DME) products specifically for the lower extremities. Currently, there are two Certified and Licensed Pedorthists, as well as an O&P coordinator with a cumulative 40 years of experience.
The goal of Faculty O&P is to provide the best DME products possible to enhance patients’ mobility and movement. Faculty O&P offers a large selection of footwear from some of the largest orthopedic shoe companies in the world that have been carefully selected based on their quality. Common medical conditions that can be improved with orthotics and pedorthics include plantar fasciitis, diabetic foot ulcers, calluses, pes planus/pes cavus, bunions, metatarsalgia, ankle instability, arthritis, Charcot foot, posterior tibial tendinitis, foot/ankle fusions, peroneal tendinitis among many more.
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Wound Care
As part of primary care, Faculty Physicians Knoxville also provides head-to-toe wound care for long-term and short-term assisted living facilities in Knoxville. Currently, Sam Wood, FNP is actively providing effective, efficient on-site wound care treatments to minimize appointments for those residents. Appropriate orders are left for nursing staff to care for the wounds in-between visits. Patients are seen every 1-2 weeks depending on the severity of the wound. If you are a facility interested in wound care, please contact Faculty Physicians Knoxville.