Lower Extremity Review
The National Meningitis Association (NMA) on April 27 honored Hanger Clinic’s Kevin Carroll, MS, CP, FAAOP, with its Nancy Ford Springer Inspiration Award at the 2015 NMA “Give Kids a Shot!” Gala in New York City.
Seattle-based Cadence Biomedical finalized a distribution agreement in April with Ooltewah, TN-based TruMedical Solutions to sell its Kickstart neuro-rehabilitation device across the southeastern US “Stroke Belt” and to national and regional rehabilitation providers.
Long Beach, CA-based iWalk-Free’s hands-free crutch for lower leg injuries won its third first-place Medtrade HME Retail Product Innovation award in April in Las Vegas at the Medtrade Spring medical device trade show.
London, UK-based Smith & Nephew’s topical platelet-derived growth factor gel showed no benefit over placebo for healing superficial diabetic foot ulcers, according to a randomized controlled trial published in April in Wounds.
AposTherapy is a personalized, nonsurgical treatment program for knee and back pain, based on a biomechanical device worn on the foot that is individually calibrated by specially trained physical therapists.
The new dynamic ankle foot orthosis from Motion Unlimited is fabricated completely out of prepreg material for an orthosis that is intimate-fitting, lightweight, high-functioning, and durable.
New from Earthwalk Orthotics is the Advantage orthosis, designed to address the additional impact a runner experiences at the first metatarsophalangeal joint. This encompasses an everted rearfoot and a pes planovalgus foot type.
Dr. Comfort now offers fashionable compression legwear from Rejuva. Rejuva knee-high support socks are available in an assortment of styles and colors so that users can find a look that fits their style.
Newly introduced by DJO Global is the XcelTrax family of walking boots, designed for support and comfort following trauma or postoperative procedures involving the lower leg, ankle, or forefoot.
Pro-Tec Athletics offers Hollow Core Foam Rollers, available in contoured or smooth styles. The contoured high density foam roller features raised sections—long ridges and pronounced bumps—to stimulate blood flow and allow for a customized deep massage.
Arcopedico USA offers new styles and colors for women. Designed with travel in mind, the new L15 slip-on collection boasts a nonelastic upper for comfort, flexibility, and circulation support. The slide-on walking shoes are machine-washable.
New from Bort-Swiss Orthopedic Supply is the Helix S Spiraldynamik Lower Ankle Support, designed to stabilize the ankle, activate the foot muscles through compression, and provide functional supportive restraint for classic foot deformities.
A new treatment algorithm for patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), designed by researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH, was associated with clinically significant improvement in pain and disability in a
recent pilot study.
By P.K. Daniel
Patients cleared to return to play six months after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction do not appear to have significantly better functional ability than those who are not cleared, according to research from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC.
By P.K. Daniel
Mild low back dysfunction and poor core muscle endurance are modifiable predictors of core and lower extremity sprains and strains in college football, according to a study from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga that analyzed three seasons of data.
By P.K. Daniel
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