Kansas City, KS-based Therafirm in September expanded sizing options for its Ease Opaque gradient compression knee highs.
Therafirm adds sizing, pattern options
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Lower Extremity Review
Dr. Comfort donates shoes to storm victims
Mequon, WI-based Dr. Comfort reported in September its donation of more than 500 pairs of its diabetic shoes to victims of hurricanes Harvey and Irma through the American Red Cross and Soles4Souls, a nonprofit based in Nashville, TN.
BOC offers 3-year pharmacy accreditation
The Owings Mills, MD-based Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) announced in October that it’s accepting applications for a new pharmacy compounding accreditation.
NWU promotes Fatone to professor
Northwestern University (NWU) in Chicago in September promoted Stefania Fatone, PhD, BPO(Hons), to professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation in the Feinberg School of Medicine.
Athletic training students win SWATA grants
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville in September reported the Southwest Athletic Trainers’ Association awarded scholarships and research grants to three students in its graduate athletic training program at the association’s annual meeting in…
AOSSM, Aircast back return-to-play study
The Rosemont, IL-based American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) and The Aircast Foundation, headquartered in Naples, FL, announced in September that the groups are funding a new grant of up to $150,000 for a clinical research…
Out on a limb: Strength of purpose
Everyone has days when we just go through the motions—at our jobs, in social situations, at the gym—and tell ourselves it isn’t a big deal. But as clinicians you know that when patients just go through the motions of complying with prescribed treatments, their…
By Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
Equinus and RA: Limited dorsiflexion exists without pain
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have decreased ankle dorsiflexion due to gastrocnemius contracture, even in the absence of foot and ankle pain, according to research from Michigan that may have implications for early intervention to minimize pain and dysfunction in this patient population.
By Katie Bell
Dialysis patients, even without diabetes, have high risk for ulceration, amputation
Patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing dialysis are at high risk for foot ulcerations and amputation, regardless of whether they also have diabetes, according to research from La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, that underscores the need for foot screening in this population.
By Jordana Bieze Foster
Textured insoles enhance stride length, plantar sensation in individuals with PD
One week of textured insole wear is associated with improved plantar sensation and stride length in patients with Parkinson disease (PD), according to research from São Paulo State University in Brazil.
By Jordana Bieze Foster
Strength drives survival: But benefits of training appear complex
Lower extremity strength appears to be a key variable in the relationship between mortality and compliance with national resistance exercise guidelines, according to research from the University of Mississippi in University, MS.
By Keith Loria
Return to activity after Achilles repair parallels heel-rise performance recovery
Recovery of triceps surae muscle strength, as indicated by heel-rise test performance, is associated with the ability to return to jogging and other athletic activities after an Achilles tendon repair, according to research from Teikyo University School of Medicine in Tokyo, Japan.
By Jordana Bieze Foster
Pathomechanics in patients with hip OA suggest need for gait retraining
Altered hip mechanics during gait in patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA) suggest a role for rehabilitation interventions focused on more than hip abductor strengthening alone, accord- ing to research from the University of Leuven in Belgium.
By Jordana Bieze Foster
HANDLE WITH CARE: How sports equipment affects biomechanics and injury risk
Clinicians know that handling a lacrosse stick or other types of sport-specific equipment can affect an athlete’s movement patterns in potentially harmful ways. Now researchers are beginning to quantify these types of effects and explore their clinical implications.
By Jill R. Dorson
Lower extremity clinicians absorb hurricanes’ impact
Clinicians in areas affected by hurricanes Harvey and Irma were prepared for issues involving preexisting lower extremity concerns, but were surprised by the number of cases they saw in the storm’s aftermath involving healthy people trying to function under extraordinary conditions.
By Nancy Shohet West
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