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Algeos USA announces the launch of the Diaped Flux-200, a pocket-sized vascular Doppler device for detection and evaluation of blood flow in the feet of patients with diabetes. This hand-held, portable device can be used in or out of the clinic and offers many of the...
The Pressure Positive Company announces the addition of The Original Raw-Dock, in collaboration with Raw Health International, makers of Raw Heat and Raw Ice topical analgesics. The Raw-Dock slips into the large end of the Backnobber II and locks in place with a...
Elite Orthopaedics introduces the Advantage Tri-Panel Knee Immobilizer for immobilization of the knee joint postoperatively or after injury. The brace is fully adjustable to accommodate varying leg circumferences and available in three lengths. It may be dispensed by...
Jacquelin Perry, MD, DSc (Hon), died on March 11 in her home in Downey, CA. She was 94, and worked until near the end of her life at Los Angeles’s Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, where she cared for patients and conducted research for more than 50 years.
This month orthopedic surgeon Lyle J. Micheli, MD, opened the doors to The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention in Waltham, MA. Micheli is director of the Division of Sports Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital, and clinical professor of orthopaedic surgery...
Levy & Rappel is offering a free Delcam iQube mini scanner to practitioners who dispense a high volume of custom orthotic devices. David Kramer, owner of Saddle Brook, NJ-based Levy & Rappel, said the scanners will increase practitioners’ efficiency and save...
The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) won a Stevie Award for sales and customer service at the seventh annual Stevie Awards ceremony, held in late February in Las Vegas, NV. BOC won the award as a result of changes made after a year-long business and internal...
The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA) is continuing progress with its STAR (Strategy to Accelerate Research) Initiative, which it created to accelerate CMT research. The STAR initiative, which has recently reached several research milestones, provides a structure...
DJO Global introduced its AirSelect suite of high-performance walking boots in late March to an audience of lower extremity professionals at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, held in Chicago. Part of DJO Global’s Aircast brand, the...
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) announced in April a $50,000 donation to the Foundation for Physical Therapy from the APTA’s Section on Geriatrics. The Section on Geriatrics earmarked $25,000 for the Marilyn Moffat Endowment Fund for Geriatric...
The Qatar National Research Fund in Doha announced in March an award of $2 million to an international group of researchers in the US and Qatar. The scientists are examining the use of new technology incorporated into specially made socks designed to decrease foot...
Lincoln, RI-based CuraMedix, and Strutz, based in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, inked a deal to partner in the distribution of their products to orthopedic, sports medicine, pain management, and podiatric and chiropractic practices, as well as physical therapy and rehab...
The Rockaway, NJ-based Dralla Foundation announced in March that it’s beginning its second year of grant awards to organizations that reflect its newly updated mission statement of supporting “programs geared toward providing an environment for children and adults...
Reluctance to perform total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in obese patients may be unwarranted, at least when it comes to functional outcomes, according to multiple studies presented in March at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
Platelet rich plasma (PRP) injection in patients with mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis is associated with significant improvement in pain and function, according to research from Milan, Italy, presented in March at the AAOS meeting.
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