What is a Podiatrist? A podiatrist, also called a doctor of podiatric medicine, is a specialist who provides medical diagnosis and treatment of foot and ankle problems, including, but not limited to sprains and fractures, bunions, heel pain/spurs, hammertoes, neuromas, ingrown & fungal toenails, warts, corns and calluses.
guideline. 1  A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour. He considered the Ten Commandments more a guideline than a requirement. 2  A plan or explanation to guide one in setting standards or determining a course of action. 3  A light line, used in lettering, to help align the text.
early 15c., action of commending oneself to another, from Old French recommendation (Modern French recommandation), from Medieval Latin recommendationem (nominative recommendatio), noun of action from past participle stem of recommendare (see recommend).