Lower Extremity Review
Langhorne, PA-based Alliqua Biomedical in July reported that its exclusive licensing agreement with Summit, NJ-based Celgene Cellular Therapeutics now includes the right to market an advanced wound care product for podiatric and orthopedic applications.
London, UK-based health industry research firm GlobalData reported on July 30 that the global orthopedic braces and orthotics market will rise from $2.56 billion in 2014 to reach just under $3.5 billion by 2021, largely driven by an aging population and patient preference for braces and supports as noninvasive treatment options.
The International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics in July named Australian biomechanist Timothy Bach, PhD, editor in chief of its flagship journal, Prosthetics and Orthotics International (POI).
Kansas City, KA-based Therafirm and Auburn, ME-based Bedard Pharmacy and Medical Supplies are supporting Kenyan runner Moninda Marube on a cross-country run he began July 1 to raise awareness of human trafficking.
Beaverton, OR-based Nike on July 18 began selling its new Flyease athletic shoe, designed for quick no-lace donning by people with disabilities, in limited quantities on nike.com.
A new study of more than 500 hamstring injuries sustained by collegiate soccer players provides evidence that return to participation after these strains is influenced by factors other than an athlete’s strength and flexibility.
By Barbara Boughton
Two self-reported measures are significantly associated with risk of knee injury in adolescent female soccer players, according to a Danish study that could have implications for screening.
By Jordana Bieze Foster
Hip range of motion (ROM) and strength in collegiate baseball pitchers decrease significantly over the course of a competitive season, but these changes are not associated with pitching workload, according to research from the University of Florida in Gainesville.
By Jordana Bieze Foster
In a randomized trial said by its authors to be the largest of its kind, patients receiving in-home therapy after total knee arthroplasty had equivalent outcomes whether they saw a therapist face-to-face or via a video- and sound-connected “visit” from a remote location.
By John C. Hayes
A single gait modification to reduce knee adduction moment in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) is associated with muscle force pattern changes that vary from one patient to another, according to research from Shanghai, China.
By Jordana Bieze Foster
The mechanism by which an integrated nonsurgical treatment program reduces pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) does not appear to involve pain sensitization, according to research from Denmark.
By Jordana Bieze Foster
The world of 3D printing has opened up new possibilities in every area of healthcare, including that of lower extremity medicine. 3D printing—sometimes called additive manufacturing—has already led to major changes in healthcare, but experts say…
By Shannon Lee
Osteoarthritis (OA) risk factors and symptoms seen in adults have been found in obese kids, who often have musculoskeletal pain. Weight loss may help, but preventing OA may also require gait and exercise interventions, particularly those that reduce pain that leads to inactivity.
By Erin Boutwell
Research suggests that compression garments can be effective for improving muscle recovery after fatiguing exercise, but has found little to indicate an athletic performance benefit.
By P.K. Daniel
Patellofemoral pain interventions have increasingly focused on running technique and training approaches—such as utilization of a forefoot strike pattern, a shortened step length, and manipulations to training pace—to reduce patellofemoral joint loading parameters.
By Collin D. Bowersock, BS, and John D. Willson, PT, PhD
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