Lower Extremity Review
Anyone watching the injuries accumulate during the most recent National Football League (NFL) preseason might be encouraged by the league’s plans to shorten the preseason from four weeks to three. But the medical literature suggests a much better way to reduce the incidence of preseason injuries.
Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
Xelero introduces Genesis XPS pedorthic shoes for men and women. The shoes, which have a narrower outsole than the company’s Matrix models for a less-bulky appearance, feature an XPS propulsion…
RunScribe is a new wearable sensor system for data-driven runners, coaches, and clinicians to analyze stride. By capturing every foot strike, RunScribe provides a comprehensive view of a runner’s mechanics over the…
The Bum Wrap from ProSelfCare is a fanny-pack style wrap that fits around the hips. It combines a hot/cold compress with therapy balls in an adjustable wrap to target and relieve muscle knots and trigger point pain in the…
Nolaro24 introduces the Quadrastep E+ orthotic device to its Quadrastep System line, which provides custom-to-foot-type prefabricated foot orthoses as a state of the art alternative to traditional custom orthotic management.
New from Arcopedico USA is the Easy Walk Experience Collection of Portuguese-made comfort and travel footwear for active lifestyles, with a lower price point and new fabric technology.
Responding to customer requests, NZ Manufacturing now offers the MediCordz Core Stabilization Lower Body kit. Designed in conjunction with therapists from multiple disciplines, the Lower Body kit provides a…
Instavit now offers supplemental vitamin D in a spray delivery system to help improve lower extremity bone health in patients who have difficulty taking supplements in pill form. Referred to informally by the company as the…
The new BRD Sport G18 Knee Brace, with anatomically contoured 3D knit construction, now is even more comfortable and easier to apply. The knee sleeve is intended to aid recovery and reduce pain and…
New from Elite Orthopaedics is the Pro-Select Lace Up Ankle Brace, which retails for $12. The brace is intended for patients with chronic weak ankles, post ankle trauma, postop ankle…
Designer Protein’s Essential 10 Performance Protein supplement provides nutrients to aid postworkout recovery, alleviate muscle aches, and replenish electrolytes.
Sigvaris now offers three inelastic compression wraps, all featuring an Accutab system that allows clinicians to prescribe a compression level for their patients and allows patients to easily set the correct initial compression…
Apex now offers the new Copper Cloud Heavenly Diabetic Socks, designed to provide “heavenly” comfort while helping to reduce the risk of foot ulcers. The socks feature copper yarn, known for its antibacterial, antifungal, and…
When it comes to the evidence-based use of foot orthoses to manage low back pain, clinicians and researchers point to a need for more comparisons of therapeutic devices and sham devices. Conducting such studies, however, is sometimes easier said than done.
By Larry Hand
Idiopathic scoliosis, most common in adolescent girls, is marked by a single or double spinal curve, hip and shoulder asymmetry, and pelvic obliquity (or limb-length discrepancy). These structural issues can be associated with biomechanical issues that include postural instability…
By Barbara Boughton
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