Lower Extremity Review
The STS Company of Mill Valley, CA, announces the re-introduction of a new and improved polyester/ Lycra Knee/KAFO Casting Sleeve. The new casting material provides a more detailed, accurate, and precise negative lower extremity mold for custom knee braces or...
Levy & Rappel has finally introduced the Original Levy Dynamic AFO. This biomechanically correct and dynamic ankle foot orthosis is fully custom manufactured from the practitioner’s cast and delivered in seven days. A Tamarack ankle joints (dorsiflexion assist or...
KeepingPace offers SuperMax Children’s AFO Socks, incorporating 92% CoolMax polyester to wick moisture away from the foot when worn under ankle foot orthoses. Construction features 2% Lycra content to ensure stretch and eliminate bunching. A 6% exterior plated nylon...
Using UV technology, the shUVee Ultraviolet Shoe Deodorizer is proven to destroy odor causing germs and bacteria, including MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus), and T. Rubruna, the parent strain of the fungus commonly known as athlete’s foot. The...
Breg has released a new ankle brace named the Ultra High-5, which features a lightweight, semi-rigid, heat-moldable shell designed for anti-rotation and anti-inversion to help patients or athletes recover from high or low ankle injuries. This brace moves with the...
Lewisville, TX-based Orthofix International signed an agreement on April 24 to sell Breg, its sports medicine business, to Chicago-based Water Street Healthcare Partners, a strategic private equity firm focused on the healthcare industry. Water Street is expected to...
The AutoloGel System, made by Gaithersburg, MD-based Cytomedix, shows efficacy for healing chronic wounds, according to three posters presented at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC), held in Atlanta in April. The system uses an individual’s own blood to...
At its April Women on the Move Luncheon in New York City the Arthritis Foundation honored Alexis Chiang Colvin, MD, assistant professor of sports medicine in the Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, also in New...
Last month Andreas Johansson, a Swedish cyclist with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) began a nearly 6000-mile cross-country journey on an ElliptiGo 8C elliptical bike that will take him from New York City to Seattle and then down to his finishing point in San Diego,...
Minnesota Business magazine has named Saint Paul, MN-based BioMedix one of its “100 Best Companies to Work For,” a list that recognizes businesses that make an impact and set a standard of excellence for others to follow. BioMedix, a medical device and software...
The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics (ABC) announced last month that requirements for its certified orthotic/ prosthetic assistant designation will change as of January 1, 2013. Individuals seeking ABC assistant certification...
Evanston, IL-based DM Systems made a series of environmental efforts in 2011, including upgrading its lighting to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and implementing a bicycle-friendly commuter policy for employees, according to its first environmental sustainability...
In April, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey, CA, debuted the ReWalk exoskeleton robot, which can help people with lower-limb paralysis walk again. As the crowd of spinal cord injury patients, their families, and press watched, 36-year-old...
Author and continuing education instructor Valerie DeLaune will lecture on trigger points at two June conferences. DeLaune has written books on trigger point therapy for foot, ankle, leg, and knee pain and for repetitive strain injuries. She is scheduled to speak at...
In April the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA) announced a new patient-focused partnership with orthotic device manufacturers and distributors Allard International, based in Helsingborg, Sweden, and Allard USA, based in Rockaway, NJ. The partnership embodies the...
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