Lower Extremity Review
Urban Poling’s evidence-based ACTIVATOR poles were designed by an occupational therapist and gerontologist specifically for rehabilitation and long-term conditions. This patented design enhances strengthening, stability, and off-loading with your clients’ safety in mind.
Strolln by Coyote is a therapeutic mobility shoe that was designed with patented retractable rollers to provide easier toe clearance for patients with foot drop. It is priced appropriately for patients to start using it immediately in therapy.
A new cooling insole developed by University of Texas Southwestern (UT Southwestern) scientists reduced the foot temperature of patients with diabetic neuropathy by several degrees, diminishing a significant risk factor for diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs).
KneeKG by Emovi is a novel, regulatory-cleared, in-clinic assessment tool used to conduct a knee kinesiography, which evaluates knee functional deficiencies linked to patients’ symptoms or future orthopedic disease progression.
Össur’s streamlined version of its Empower program provides comprehensive workflow and practice-management solutions for providers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies and O&P practices. It is now available via an app that is compatible with both Apple- and Android-based smartphones.
Sport Profiler insoles from Digitsole are the first connected insoles for running that allow athletes to improve their performance by adopting a healthy gait. They are designed to analyze and interpret stride technique via multiple biomechanical parameters, prevent the risk of injury, and monitor and improve performance.
The “enhanced paper grip test,” validated by researchers from the Centre for Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Technologies (CBRT) at Staffordshire University, England, involves pulling a small card from underneath the participant’s foot while asking them to grip with their big toe (hallux).
Red Wing’s EXOS Lite is the company’s lightest-ever work boot. Designed for indoor and outdoor medium-duty jobs in warehousing, distribution, construction, light manufacturing, and service environments, key features of the ASTM- and CSA-compliant EXOS Lite models include…
A $2,000,000 grant from the US Department of Defense’s (DoD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs’ Orthotics and Prosthetics Outcomes Research Program has been awarded to a group of institutional collaborators to study fall-related health outcomes in lower-limb prosthesis users, including…
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