Lower Extremity Review
The Spring/Summer 2010 pediped children's shoe collection introduces more than 60 new styles including 39 Flex styles. The Flex styles boast new features incorporating the latest materials, including Memory Foam Technology (MFT). Memory foam allows the shoe to mold...
Redi-Thotics introduces a specific indication orthotic matrix. This comes in response to practitioner demand for an easy to use guide for device selection. The color-coded guide is designed to facilitate proper fit and function of prefabricated orthoses and assist...
Otto Bock HealthCare introduces the 1M10 Adjust prosthetic foot, developed specifically for the K2 user, which can be adapted to an amputee’s individual gait pattern without the need for realignment. The heel stiffness is adjustable for a soft, medium or firm heel...
Corflex introduces reimbursable cryotherapy. The Corflex Cryo Pneumatic Knee Splint is designed to combine the benefits of pneumatic compression with cold therapy and is reimbursable under L4380. The simple design allows for easy application and adjustable...
Bracemasters International introduces the DRAFO (Dynamic Response Ankle Foot Orthosis) DRG (Dynamic Response Gauntlet). The DRG is a custom molded ankle gauntlet with a two-part design that features an FDA approved inner liner. It is extremely skin friendly and...
The spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has clinicians, especially those who treat patients with diabetes, rethinking the way they practice. Experts offer tips for treatment and prevention, starting with what not to wear.
By Cary Groner
When hearing about how a therapy has helped a professional athlete, it can be difficult to extrapolate those results to your own patient population. Tiger Woods may have lost Gatorade, but he’ll always have platelet rich plasma. By Jordana Bieze Foster
The assessment test—which focuses on heel counter firmness, torsional control, and flexibility—can help in selecting a shoe that will be biomechanically effective as well as comfortable.
By Bruce E. Williams, DPM
Only two-thirds of NFL skill players ever come back, and those who do find their performance significantly affected. But a prodromal period may offer opportunities for early intervention.
By Khalid Shirzad, MD; John D. Hewitt, MD; Carter Kiesau, MD; and Selene G. Parekh, MD, MBA
The improved outcomes seen with early ambulation go beyond gait and function. Because independence is so closely tied to mortality, proper rehab may also help patients live longer.
By Paula Richley Geigle, PT, PhD, Karen Lynn Gordes, PT, DScPT, Kimberly Dodson, and Gene Shirokobrod
The closer foot posture measures get to describing the medial longitudinal arch and plantar vault, the more applicable they are to the dynamic gait cycle.
By Stu Currie, DC; Don Bursch, PT, OCS; and Ed Glaser, DPM
An evidence-based exercise regimen, designed to enhance knee strength and the ability to complete functional tasks, may speed recovery following total knee arthroplasty in patients with knee OA.
By Kent Brown, MS, CSCS; Joseph A. Brosky Jr., PT, MS, SCS; Dave Pariser, PT, PhD; and Robert Topp, RN, PhD
Across the spectrum of lower-extremity diabetes care—from education to conservative intervention to surgery—practitioners have plenty of room for improvement, according to research presented in February at the annual meeting of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Plus: • New mod for met pain • Flat feet and bracing • PT post-bunionectomy
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
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