Stuart Goldman, DPM, a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon who practices at Help for Your Feet in Owing Mills, MD, recently published his book, Walking Well Again: Neutralize the Hidden Causes of Pain.
Book focuses on pain biomechanics
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2016
Lower Extremity Review
Össur’s new hip OA brace reduces pain
Results from a small study of Reykjavik, Iceland-based Össur’s new Hip Unloader brace published in April showed nine of the 14 participants with unilateral symptomatic hip osteoarthritis (OA) reported an immediate reduction in pain with application of the device.
Diabetes drug Invokana under scrutiny
Beerse, Belgium-based Janssen Pharmaceutical’s top-selling diabetes drug Invokana (canagliflozin) continued to come under scrutiny in April and May with new lawsuits filed, along with questioning from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) about serious potential adverse effects.
Freedom Innovations taps new CEO
Freedom Innovation’s Board of Directors on April 26 named David A. Smith chair and CEO of the Irvine, CA-based company.
JAS acquires Empi Advance ROM line
Effingham, IL-based Joint Active Systems (JAS) reported on May 3 that it has acquired the Empi Advance ROM line of dynamic braces from Empi, a subsidiary of San Diego-based DJO Global. JAS plans to reintroduce the Empi Advance ROM line by July.
Vorum, Nia join for 3D-printed devices
Vancouver, Canada-based CAD-CAM software company Vorum in May announced a partnership with Nia Technologies to deliver 3D-printed orthotics and prosthetics to children in developing countries.
Bauerfeind teams up with Mavs’ Nowitzki
Tampa, FL-based Bauerfeind USA in April hosted healthcare professionals and business partners in Dallas for a two-day event featuring Dirk Nowitzki, star forward for the Dallas Mavericks and Bauerfeind global brand ambassador.
Smoking & knee OA: From clinical controversy to therapeutic possibility
Experts say perplexing studies suggesting that smoking may be protective against the development of knee osteoarthritis (OA) should not deter clinicians’ efforts to discourage smoking—even in patients who are at risk for OA.
By Barbara Boughton
Managing metatarsalgia in athletic populations
Metatarsalgia is a common foot disorder. The term metatarsalgia refers to a pain syndrome in the forefoot and not to a specific diagnosis. Pain is confined to the area across the plantar forefoot, including the second through fourth metatarsal heads.
By Howard Kashefsky, DPM, FACFAS
Skin-care issues related to orthotic device wear
The care and prevention of skin issues may not get as much attention in orthotics as in prosthetics, but such issues can significantly affect patient outcomes. Here, lower extremity experts share the tips and tricks they use to manage dermatological challenges related to orthotic devices.
By Lori Roniger
Using subsensory noise to improve balance, gait
Using specially designed insoles to deliver stochastic resonance to the plantar surface of the feet has the potential to significantly improve static balance, dynamic balance, and gait mechanics in healthy…
By Daniel Miranda, PhD; Wen-Hao Hsu, ScD; and James Niemi, MS
Hip strength asymmetry and patellofemoral pain
Hip strength asymmetry has been observed in patients with existing patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) and potentially could be used to screen for at-risk individuals.
By Franklin Caldera, DO, MBA; and Christopher Plastaras, MD
CAI and the CNS: Excitability may influence instability
For individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI), the somatosensory feedback necessary for postural adjustments, walking, and running may be hampered by a decrease in soleus spinal reflex excitability, according to a new study in the Journal of Athletic Training.
By Larry Hand
Strength training in runners has bonus benefits for physiological performance
Long-term periodized strength training has physiological performance benefits in distance runners, according to research from the University of Limerick in Ireland.
By Jordana Bieze Foster
fMRI study supports use of multiple exercises to prevent hamstring injury
A multicenter functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study indicates that no single exercise activates all of the hamstring and synergist muscles in professional soccer players, suggesting a combination of exercises may be optimal for hamstring injury prevention.
By Jordana Bieze Foster
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