Lower Extremity Review
StrechCordz introduces a new exercise and training stretch-band: the Pool Aqua Band. The Pool Aqua Band was developed with input from Ann Anthony, a certified aquatic trainer and inventor of Hydro-Pilates. It features exercise tubing with a cuff attached to one end...
The Memopur 20/50 insole is a new Euro International product made exclusively in Germany and constructed from reinforced Memopur, an open-cell polyurethane foam, that was developed solely for the fabrication of orthotic insoles. This material provides a 96% rebound...
The new Signature Series of APOPPS (Adjustable PostOperative Preparatory Prosthetic System) sockets features combined sizing for better inventory management. Rather than seven sizes, the new series includes four sizes: #1416, #1618, #1821, and #2124. The new Signature...
Nolaro 24 offers the new littlesteps Gait Plate for kids, semirigid prefabricated orthoses that limit in-toeing gait caused by rotational deformities of the lower limb while simultaneously addressing overpronation, which is often associated with in-toeing. A semirigid...
UCO International introduces Thermoflux, the newest in the company’s line of quality reinforcement materials. Reinforcement materials are popular for their ability to serve as the framework for foot orthoses by adding strength without adding thickness. Thermoflux is a...
Bioness has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration to market a smaller leg cuff for use with its L300 Foot Drop System, which uses neuromodulation technology to treat foot drop. The leg cuff, wrapped just below the knee, contains electrodes...
St. Justine introduces antibacterial socks to help relieve the itchy, annoying symptoms of fungal infection or athlete’s foot. Bio-Kil Anti-Bacteria Socks feature the Bio-Kil biocide formula—which is designed to target bacteria, fungi, molds, and viruses—integrated in...
ComfortFit Labs now offers a rigid carbon Morton’s Extension option for any of the company’s graphlite composite orthotic devices. Thinner and lighter than the company’s other orthotic shells, the graphlite composite shells are designed for semiactive to active...
Delcam has added a new program to software options for the design and manufacture of custom orthotic insoles. OrthoticSelector provides a lower-cost solution for practitioners and laboratories by allowing them to identify, from a library of existing designs, the...
biodesigns now offers the High-Fidelity (HiFi) Interface System with OsseoSync Technology for lower extremity amputees. The HiFi Interface is designed to offer the benefits of osseointegration without the surgery that would attach the prosthesis directly to the...
Powerstep introduces SlenderFit Fashion Orthotics, new sulcus-length orthoses specifically designed for use in women’s fashion footwear to help relieve foot pain and discomfort. The S (or cobra) shape cradles the heel and provides arch support. The built-in metatarsal...
Jones and proximal diaphyseal fifth metatarsal fractures are common among football players and may shorten their athletic careers, according to a February study that found players with fractures were significantly more likely than players without the injuries to have played in fewer than 10 National Football League (NFL) games.
Investigators at Brigham Young University in Provo, UT, reported that runners who transitioned from traditional running shoes to zero-drop shoes meant to mimic barefoot running had evidence of bone marrow edema, a marker for stress on the foot, after gradual transition from conventional to minimalist shoes.
The highest knee injury rates in US high school sports are associated with football, followed by girl’s soccer and gymnastics, according to an epidemiological study from The Ohio State University in Columbus and Colorado State University in Aurora.
It’s widely believed that women persist in wearing high-heeled shoes, despite what can be considerable discomfort, for aesthetic reasons. But what if, on some level, we’re attracted to high-heeled shoes because we associate them with social status?
Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
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