Lower Extremity Review
Exercise is a cornerstone of treatment for diabetes, but for years patients with peripheral neuropathy have been discouraged from weight-bearing exercise for fear of further increasing ulceration risks. Now new research is turning that advice on its head.
By Cary Groner
Another year has virtually flown by, and I am so happy to share with you LER’s progress as an organization in the past year. Thanks in no small part to you, our readers, we have experienced a lot of exciting accomplishments and achieved some key goals that I had set when I started the magazine.
Richard Dubin, Publisher
Those investigating alleged improprieties associated with a 2007 study on hip protectors will tell you their efforts are all about ethics. But the way I see it, the more important lesson to be learned from this situation is one of biomechanics, specifically the clinical importance of the subtleties of asymmetry.
Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
In the ongoing battle against inversion ankle sprains in basketball and other sports, high tops are old news. But shoe designers have begun to investigate other ways that shoes might play a role in preventing sprains rather than contributing to the problem.
By Cary Groner
The medical literature generally supports the use of foot orthoses for management of plantar fasciitis symptoms, but evidence regarding specific orthotic designs is inconclusive. Early research suggests a temporary custom foot orthosis may be an effective treatment option.
By Caryn Doggett, DPT, Michelle Drake, DPT, and Robert Boyles, PT, DSc, OCS
Previous research has identified superior balance in professional golfers compared with controls as well as associations between balance and skill level in amateur golfers. This study compared standing balance characteristics between professional and highly skilled amateur golfers.
By Robert Donatelli, PT, PhD; Kenji Carp, PT, ATC, OCS; Guido Pagnacco, PhD; and John Adam, ATC
New England Baptist Hospital’s multidisciplinary prehabilitation program is grounded in research suggesting that outcomes after total joint replacement can be positively influenced by preoperative care that includes management of patient expectations as well as exercise.
By Claire E. Robbins, PT, DPT, MS, GCS, James V. Bono, MD, and Carl T. Talmo, MD
Some surgeries may predict AC lesions
Research presented this month at the annual meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine spelled more bad news for advocates of meniscectomy, potentially linking the embattled procedure to the development of articular cartilage lesions that can progress to osteoarthritis.
Gender appears to affect patterns of hamstring injury in soccer, suggesting that different prevention strategies may be in order for male and female players, according to a study presented in June at the National Athletic Trainers Association meeting. Researchers from...
A preseason evaluation of the New York Giants football team found that nearly all players suffered from vitamin D insufficiency, a factor that may have contributed to muscle injuries, according to a study presented this month at the AOSSM meeting. Researchers from...
New approach supports orthotic care
In contrast with previous findings based on peak pressure values, an abstract presented at July’s International Society of Biomechanics (ISB) meeting in Brussels used a new method of measuring dynamic plantar pressure distribution to confirm that custom orthoses improve distribution of peak pressure during dynamic foot loading in patients with painful pes cavus.
Anterior stiffness may be a key differentiator between people who develop chronic instability following an ankle sprain and those who recover fully, according to research presented in June at the annual meeting of the National Athletic Trainers Association....
Posterolateral shear stress increases with heel height and could play a key role in high-heeled shoe-related foot disorders, according to a study in the June issue of the Journal of Biomechanics. Investigators from Hong Kong Polytechnic University used in-shoe...
A multifaceted fall-prevention program introduced in a group of community dwelling older adults reduced falls by 36% compared with a control group, according to a June British Medical Journal study. Investigators at La Trobe University in Bundoora, Australia,...
Fort Myers, FL-based Delcam’s new demonstration center in Windsor, Ontario, will allow the company’s application engineers to reproduce client problems to find quick solutions, provide a venue for demonstrating applications of its digital technology, which covers a...
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