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Tread Labs, a performance insole brand established by Chaco founder Mark Paigen, is debuting its premium lifestyle sandal collection for men and women. This line is built upon the brand’s “Your Support Group” system, providing unprecedented levels of comfort, pain relief, and performance.
Medline has expanded its portfolio of mobility products with the inclusion of the new byACRE Overland Carbon Fiber Rollator, a lightweight assistive walking device that is durable and agile enough to operate in snow, sand, and mud, as well as on sidewalks, curbs, unpaved trails, and thick grass. help them start feeling better.
Ouch! Why Do I Hurt? is a workbook and guide that provides a fun, interactive way to teach children about how pain works and what to do about it. Studies show that when kids understand how pain works, they fear it less and are more able to return to school and the activities they enjoy—which can help them start feeling better.
Helix has launched TheraScoop, a professional upgrade to its bestselling Scoop Lateral Trainer, a therapeutic device designed to address chronic knee and hip pain at home. This compact lateral trainer was designed specifically for physical and occupational therapists with clinic-based or travel-based practices.
The evidence-based ACTIVATOR® Poles were designed by an occupational therapist and gerontologist specifically for rehabilitation and long-term conditions. This unique patented design enhances strengthening, stability, and off-loading with the user’s safety in mind. The 2-section collapsible poles may be…
Click Medical, manufacturer of kits that adjust the fit and volume in custom orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) devices, announced that the NEW Click® Reel is now available and part of Click Medical RevoFit®, RevoLock®, and RevoSurface® Kits. The new device is stronger and more durable, it can quickly be…
This investigation illustrates the distinctive, anatomically specific muscle volume distribution that facilitates elite sprint running in females, and emphasizes the importance of hip flexor and extensor relative muscle volume.
Nutritional interventions for reducing the signs and symptoms of exercise-induced muscle damage and accelerate recovery in athletes: current knowledge, practical application and future perspectives..
As I stuffed the old water aerobic shoes into the recycle bag, I felt terrible pangs of sadness, like losing a friend who had endured a long journey with me. I’d been through a lot in those shoes. I lost 40 pounds in those shoes.
By Janice T. Radak, Editor
Growing up playing sports, I would hear coaches call some kids “injury prone.” Now that I have my doctorate in physical therapy and work as a youth sports physical therapist, I have a different perspective on what it means to be “injury prone.” It is not just a coincidence, nor are the forces of the universe conspiring to end a child’s potential…
By Jay Blumberg, PT, DPT
As medical use of cannabis becomes more common in the treatment of chronic pain, these researchers wanted to better understand the patient perspective of this therapy. Based on semi-structured interviews with 13 chronic pain patients at a hospital-based clinic in Ontario, Canada, patients reported reduced pain…
Researchers from McGill University and Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research in Montreal, Canada, took on the task of examining the ethical considerations physicians face when patients admit to cannabis-impaired driving. As of October 2018, dried forms of cannabis became legal in Canada for adults age 18 and older, and…
As a widely prescribed anti-diabetic drug, metformin (MTF) has been receiving novel attention for its analgesic potential. In the study of the complex etiology of neuropathic pain (NeP), male and female individuals exhibit quite different responses characterized by higher pain sensitivity and greater NeP incidence in women.
Carotid atherosclerosis is the leading cause of ischemic stroke. Carotid intima–media thickness (cIMT) is a validated surrogate marker of atherosclerosis that is independently associated with the risk for cardiovascular disease. It’s presence in the general population has been well documented, with one study showing that…
A unique collaboration between imaging science, vascular medicine, and rehabilitation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is transforming the diagnosis and treatment of lipedema, a debilitating, abnormal deposition of fatty tissue that afflicts an estimated 17 million women in the United States.
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