Preoperative exercise has been shown to improve total knee arthroplasty outcomes, but may not be feasible in patients with severe pain. Bracing and other offloading methods may be able to help.
By John Kenney, CO, and Robert Hamblen, MD
Lower Extremity Review
Preoperative exercise has been shown to improve total knee arthroplasty outcomes, but may not be feasible in patients with severe pain. Bracing and other offloading methods may be able to help.
By John Kenney, CO, and Robert Hamblen, MD
Robot-assisted ankle rehabilitation significantly improves functional mobility in stroke patients, according to research from Northwestern University in Chicago. Researchers customized a continuous passive motion machine to create a portable rehabilitation robot that...
The promise of platelets: People are talking about platelet rich plasma . The nonsurgical therapeutic technique has been credited with a SuperBowl comeback, and it’s been criticized in one of the most-respected journals in the literature. Not surprisingly, some are wondering if it’s too good to be true.
Plus: • Achilles benchmarks • Hip strength and PFP • AFOs and hemiplegia
MANAMED®’s ManaFlexx 2 is a compact medical device that delivers electrical pulses to the user’s skin through the company’s patented wireless technology for 2 distinct uses. The device was originally granted US Food &Drug Administration–clearance for the noninvasive device as an adjunctive treatment in the management of post-surgical and post-traumatic acute pain.
Utilizing nationally representative data from the Youth Behavior Risk Surveillance System (YBRSS), a new study1 examined the association between self-reported concussion frequency and non-fatal suicidal behaviors among U.S. high school students. The study appeared in a special mental health issue of the…
Background: A 22-year-old, Division I male football defensive back, with no previous history of ankle injury, sustained a left ankle injury during competition. The mechanism of injury was direct contact to the lateral lower leg from an opponent forcing the ankle toward eversion. Initial on-field evaluation revealed palpable…
Background: Syndesmotic injuries make up 12% of all ankle sprains, but 25% of ankle sprains in football. Historically, screw fixation has been the predominant type of surgery, which provides stabilization to the syndesmosis joint. However, the strong fixation procedure can cause a loss of movement in the early recovery phase…
Background: Syndesmosis ankle sprains account for 25% of all ankle sprains in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football athletes. Typical return-to-play (RTP) time for an ankle syndesmosis sprain is approximately 8 weeks. However, in a small randomized controlled trial, it was found that the platelet rich…
This research explored and analyzed the effects of early partial weight-bearing rehabilitative exercise on postoperative recovery after Sanders IV calcaneal fractures. Researchers from The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital in China worked with 86 patients hospitalized with…
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