Lower Extremity Review
Pressure Positive has added the Tiger Tail Rolling Muscle Massager, 18" to its line of massage tools. The patent-pending Tiger Tail Rolling Muscle Massager is a dense foam covered, muscle-friendly self care massage tool that helps the user apply rolling and...
In response to customer requests, Allied OSI Labs developed the PRx II orthotic featuring the company’s Performance RX shell material. The material is comparable to graphite in rigidity but without the bulk. Customers had requested an orthotic product specifically...
Pro-Tech Orthopedics offers the Achilles Contracture Management Orthosis as an alternative to serial casting. The total contact ambulatory boot is removable and the angle can be adjusted at the ankle. Patients should be seen weekly to be remeasure and have the angle...
A new textbook, Movement System Impairment Syndromes of the Extremities, Cervical and Thoracic Spines, is available from OPTP. Extensively illustrated and evidence-based, the book provides an organized and structured method to help practitioners analyze the mechanical...
Sole Nation Health, an American Indian owned company dedicated to preventing diabetic foot problems, offers the Sacred Trail signature shoe collection: men’s Chukka 209 “Desert Tracker” and Oxford 204 “Pathwalker”, and women’s Oxford 103 “Cloudwalk” and Velcro 101...
Podiatry Enterprises’ PediFoot brand now offers HCPCS Code A5500 Shoes and Code A5512 Inserts. The shoes are made of quality leather and engineered for the diabetic foot. Shoes are offered in women’s sizes 5-11, and men’s sizes 7-14 and in three widths: M, W, and WW....
Williams Technology International offers Zoraflexx patented medical paste. Composed of natural ingredients, Zoraflexx is engineered to relieve pain and reduce swelling associated with arthritic conditions and sports-type injuries. The paste is designed to create its...
The Spenco Total Support insoles product line features cost-effective, over the counter insoles as a preliminary alternative to higher priced custom orthotic devices. With a suggested retail price of $34.99, the Total Support insole features advanced arch support,...
Sof Sole introduces the Coolmax Sock Series, designed for a range of applications from recreational activities to daily fitness routines. The low-cut socks feature Coolmax moisture-wicking fiber that pulls moisture away from the skin, leaving feet cool and dry. The...
Breg, the sports medicine division of Orthofix International, has introduced one of the industry’s only walker boots for pediatric patients. Breg’s Mini Walker Boot provides protection for stable fractures and ankle sprains in young patients. As a comfortable...
Analysis of the epidemiology of ankle sprain has revealed modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors. Understanding these will allow practitioners to help athletes minimize their risk of acute injury and chronic sequelae.
By CPT Brian R. Waterman, MD; Joseph R. Langston, BS; Kenneth L. Cameron, PhD, ATC; LTC Philip J. Belmont, Jr, MD; and LTC Brett D. Owens, MD
Patients have multiple reasons for not complying with a practitioner’s recommendations. Most of them are familiar by now: inconvenience, discomfort, aesthetics, forgetfulness, failure to understand the consequences of not complying.
by Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
The digital age has ushered in many opportunities and threats that a decade ago didn’t even exist. Whether it’s social networking fueling revolutions in far-away lands or blogs giving voice to ordinary people, we know we aren’t in Kansas anymore!
By Jason Kraus
The seemingly endless quest to discover why foot orthoses relieve symptoms is veering away from skeletal alignment and toward somatosensory variables, though some still insist that kinematics play a role as well.
by Cary Groner
Early detection of Charcot neuroarthropathy is critical for preventing the bone and joint destruction associated with later stages, but symptoms that mimic other conditions can make a differential diagnosis difficult.
By Georgeanne Botek, DPM, and Gina Hild, DPM
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