Lower Extremity Review
When my wife Pam and I started this incredible journey, we did it with passion and faith. SureStep was founded with a passion for improving the lives of children with special needs. And we have always had faith that we will get what we give.
For this family, one tiny extra chromosome led to a journey of self discovery
When our son was born, we prayed for a healthy baby with 10 fingers and 10 toes. Our prayers were answered. Three years later, those same prayers were said for baby number two. And, once again, our prayers were answered.
By Suzi Klimek
For a parent, the only thing more frustrating than knowing something isn’t quite right with your young child is hearing that nothing can be done until the underlying cause of the symptoms is identified. Luckily, parents of children with hypotonia can be spared the latter frustration.
Taxpayers tend to pay more over the long term when Medicare patients with lower limb loss or impairment or spinal injury are not provided with prostheses or spinal, hip, knee, and ankle orthoses, according to a study commissioned by the Manassas, VA-based Amputee Coalition and conducted by Allen Dobson, PhD, a health economist and president of the healthcare consulting group Dobson DaVanzo in Vienna, VA.
The Foundation for Physical Therapy announced in August that it has raised more than $2 million for its Center of Excellence (COE), two-thirds of the funds needed to launch the nation’s first center dedicated to expanding the number of physical therapy scientists in the field of health services and health policy.
Global biotech company Shire, based in Dublin, Ireland, launched HealTogether.com in August as an online resource to increase awareness of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and encourage people with diabetes to seek immediate care for foot wounds.
The Lehigh Valley Foot and Ankle Society will hold its first annual Steel Foot conference at the new Sands Hotel and Conference Center in Bethlehem, PA, October 4-6. Attendees can earn up to 25 CME credits at the conference, which will feature lectures on topics ranging from advanced wound healing to total ankle replacement.
Atlanta-based Foot Solutions’ partnership with Delcam is bringing the CAD-CAM company’s digital solutions into its stores nationwide. Foot Solutions is replacing all its current scanners with iQube Minis. In some locations that have updated their technology, changes have resulted in significantly shorter turn-around times, from three to four weeks to four days.
Bethany Meloche, social media director for the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA), walked seven miles in her “Bethany’s Walk to Run” event on August 25 in San Jose, CA, raising $9300 for the organization. Meloche, who was diagnosed with CMT when she was 12,...
Drug manufacturer Novartis announced on August 20 that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted breakthrough therapy designation to BYM338 (bimagrumab) for treatment of sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM). The designation is based on results of a phase 2...
An Israeli design student took horse hooves, which act as a circulatory pump that sends blood flowing up the legs, as her inspiration for a shoe to improve circulation in people with diabetes and peripheral artery disease. After learning that daily leg massage has a...
Center Valley, PA-based Aesculap Implant Systems and its Aesculap Academy are accepting registration for two surgical skills courses that address recent advancements in total knee arthroplasty and direct anterior hip replacement. Each course provides a full day of...
The Chicago Bulls announced on August 27 that Jennifer Swanson, PhD, has come on board as the team’s director of sports performance. She will oversee the Bulls’ athletic training and strength and conditioning department, as well as take charge of massage therapy,...
A research review presented at American Association of Diabetes Educators annual meeting in Philadelphia in August highlighted the role of therapeutic footwear in reducing incidence of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and amputations. Dennis Janisse, CPed, clinical...
The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA) will honor Professor Hans Georg Näder, president and CEO of the Otto Bock Group and Otto Bock Healthcare at its 2013 World Congress, scheduled for September 18-21 in Orlando, FL. AOPA will award Näder, grandson...
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