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@mikween

Has anyone ever heard of The Institute for Advanced Reconstruction in New Jersey? They are claiming. that they can fix people with foot drop if it has not been to long. I would appreciates anyone's input. Thanks

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Jun 1, 2017

Hi @mikween, I have not heard of the Institute for Advanced Reconstruction but they sound impressive from their website. I also did a search of them on Google Scholar which is a good place to search for research, medical and educational info - you can also filter the results by latest year, and more. I was surprised how much information showed up. John
http://bit.ly/2rJOxLm

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Jen, Alumna Mentor | @sandytoes14 | Jun 2, 2017

Hi @mikween and John @johnbishop I also like to search on Vitals and LifeScripts for doctor reviews by patients. I find using the three of them gives a fairly good representation of the doctor.
Jen

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Jun 2, 2017

That's even better!
http://www.vitals.com/
http://www.lifescript.com/
Thanks Jen!

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Jim, Volunteer Mentor | @jimhd | Jun 3, 2017

@johnbishop

Thanks for the links. It's always a little scary for me to walk into a doctor's office cold.

Jim

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JK | @contentandwell | Jun 4, 2017

@sandytoes14, I use those sites also but they are not always reliable I have found. I picked out an orthopedic doctor who was very well rated when I had a knee replacement a few years back and that knee bothers me terribly. I discovered last year that the knee he used is a 30 year old knee! Let's face it, there have been many improvements since then but apparently he knows that knee and sticks with it. When I went back to him he did nothing for me.
Also, I think you need to make sure some of the reviews are recent. I put a 5 star review on Vitals of my PCP a few years back but since then he has changed, I believe he is burned out. I wonder if I can get rid of that review somehow now. It is definitely no longer accurate.
JK

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