Sparks, NV-based Arcopedico USA reported on February 3 that it has gifted more than 2200 pairs of its Portuguese-made comfort footwear to young women in villages throughout Haiti.
Arcopedico donates 2200 pairs of shoes
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2015
Lower Extremity Review
Koven, LEAP collaborate to save limbs
The Preventive Foot Care Centers of America, a managed care podiatry network administered by the Las Vegas-based Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention (LEAP) Alliance, announced on January 22 a collaborative amputation prevention effort with Koven Technology, based in St. Louis, MO.
BOC reaccredited, elects 2015 board
The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) reported February 11 that the National Commission for Certifying Agencies has reaccredited its pedorthist certification program for another five-year period. Approximately 275 professionals are currently certified as BOC pedorthists (BOCPDs).
PFA welcomes Meanwell memorial fund gifts
The Pedorthic Footcare Association (PFA) invites its members to contribute to a memorial fund for the family of Bill Meanwell, CPed, a longtime PFA member and pedorthist who died on November 14, 2014, in Broken Arrow, OK.
Ottobock awards $1000 photo contest prize
Ottobock North America has named Carlos Gonzalez of San Francisco, CA, winner of its 2014 C-Leg Heroes photo contest grand prize.
FDA clears MedShape’s bone-sparing plate
Atlanta-based MedShape noted on February 2 that the US Food and Drug Administration has given 510(k) clearance to its 3D-printed FastForward Bone Tether Plate, a primary component of the company’s FastForward Bunion Correction System.
Altra introduces smart running shoe
Orem, UT-based Altra introduced its Halo running shoe with an integrated gait-detecting sensor in January at the 2015 International Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas.
All about the ALL: knee ligament stabilizes internal rotation
The anterolateral ligament (ALL) of the knee, a structure not well-documented or consistently reported before the 2013 publication of a Belgian study, is a key stabilizer of internal rotation—though only when the knee is flexed at high angles—and may be…
Female high school basketball players benefit from neuromuscular training
A six-week progressive neuromuscular training program is associated with significant improvement in single-leg balance on unstable surfaces in female high school basketball players, according to research from Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY.
Baseball players maintain improved balance 6 months after UCL surgery
Improved balance in baseball players who have had Tommy John surgery is maintained after their release from physical therapy, according to research from Fort Worth, TX.
By Jordana Bieze Foster
Heel pain gains: Studies support multimodal treatment
Multimodal physical therapy is associated with significant symptom relief in patients with plantar heel pain, but may be most effective for those with symptoms lasting fewer than seven months, according to research presented in February at the annual…
Reason for benefits of balance training eludes ankle instability investigators
Eight pathological factors do not explain the self-reported improvements in perceived disability associated with balance training for functional ankle instability (FAI), according to research from the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City.
Progressive strengthening improves function after total knee arthroplasty
Patients who do progressive strengthening exercises after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are significantly more likely than those who do conventional rehabilitation to have normal-range functional outcomes at one year, according to research from the University of Delaware.
Soft tissues may help determine response to Ponseti treatment
Children with idiopathic clubfoot who have relapses after treatment with the Ponseti method demonstrate different soft tissue abnormalities than children whose clubfoot is permanently corrected, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
By Erin Boutwell
Study questions utility of adult balance test in concussed kids
With head trauma becoming increasingly worrisome in sports these days, a significant concern is whether the same protocols for clearing an athlete to return to sports should be used in both adults and children. Research from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center suggests that the…
By Chris Klingenberg
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