Lower Extremity Review
Fancy camera systems not required – A pressure measurement system is an essential clinical tool for maximizing orthotic outcomes that too many practitioners are not yet utilizing, according to two presentations at the FIP meeting in Amsterdam.
Freedom Fabrication introduces the 2nd Ankle, a flexible ankle gauntlet designed to simulate the physiology of the human body. Artificial tendons provide support where the patient needs reinforcement. When a patient with posterior tibial tendon disorder is fitted with...
New from FareTec, the CT-EMS traction splint is engineered to allow quick and effective leg traction in the field. The traction splint utilizes carbon tubing and a 4:1 pulley system to allow leg traction without the need to transport a bulky device. The CT-EMS...
New from Fabrifoam Products is the Tarsal Support Wrap (TSW). Similar to the company’s top selling Pronation Spring Control device, the TSW is used to treat plantar fasciitis, chronic heel pain, and excessive pronation. Designed with Fabrifoam’s new Enthra therapeutic...
Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems has launched a new, non-invasive, drug-free, FDA Class I (exempt) therapeutic medical device called the Exer-Rest. The Exer-Rest features NIMS patented technology called Whole Body Periodic Acceleration, an efficient way for the body to...
Dent-Eq offers glass bead sterilizers for sterilizing metal instruments used in podiatric practice. Available in Model BS-300 and BS-500, units are compact enough to be placed chairside on any laminar air flow work bench or other workside tables in a clean room...
Corganics offers Relief over-the-counter, non-prescription analgesic, newly available in a roll-on application. Relief is composed of a proprietary blend of essential oils, MSM, L-arginine, menthol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, and vitamin E. Essential oils include...
Dry Corp offers the new DryPro prosthesis protector, which fits over the prosthesis to offer complete waterproof protection. The DryPro prosthesis protector is engineered with a patented watertight vacuum seal that stays secure until the seal is released. A hand pump...
Endolite offers the newly introduced Echelon foot. The Echelon foot is specifically designed for the low- to high- impact K3 amputee who may also enjoy occasional recreational athletic activities. Lightweight and dynamic, the Echelon foot utilizes independent...
After more than a decade of discord and sometimes contentious debate, biomechanists appear moving toward a consensus that the mechanism of anterior cruciate ligament injury cannot be wholly attributed to either the frontal or sagittal planes but is in fact multiplanar.
Plus: • Shoes and knee OA • Foot strike patterns
The American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons’ revised guidelines for heel pain treatment reflect lower extremity healthcare’s increasing focus on evidence-based medicine, including hundreds of references as well as helpful diagrams. But clinical experience is still essential to the therapeutic process. By Cary Groner
There are a lot of reasons you might not want to leave the country these days. Terrorism. The economy. Language barriers. Maybe you just feel there’s no need – you can have a perfectly good vacation, and even update your professional credentials at the same time, without the hassle of renewing your passport or trying to remember where you put the darned thing.
by Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
Clinicians who have volunteered their time in Haiti since the January earthquake have helped restore mobility and independence to a new generation of amputees.
By L.W. Barnes
As it turned out, donating a million dollars worth of shoes was the easy part. Then there was the daunting–but rewarding–task of getting the shoes to those who needed them in Haiti.
By Todd Carter
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