Lower Extremity Review
Medline, together with materials science innovator Hologenix®, launched a new line of CURAD® Performance Series® orthopedic products powered by CELLIANT® infrared technology, a proprietary blend of natural minerals that allows textiles to convert body heat into infrared energy, returning it to the body and…
Through patented technology, Copper Fit Ice infuses micro-encapsulated menthol into the knee fabric of its Ice Compression Knee Sleeve, which is then released by the wearer’s movements. The strong, circular-knit compression sleeve is designed to help temporarily relieve muscle and joint aches and pains.
ProVEDA Essential Foot Cream with 2,200mg of broad-spectrum, THC-free, hemp-derived CBD blends Ayurvedic essential oils and extracts with plant-based stem cells that provide antioxidant benefits. The cream features the company’s proprietary Maximum Absorption Technology for deep, fast-acting, and…
National Biomechanics Day 2023 is gearing up for a new year and we can’t wait to have you join us on the ride! Set your sites on April 5, 2023 for this year’s big event! We are pleased to report that we have announced our 2023 grant recipients…
By Paul DeVita, PhD
“The climate emergency is a multidisciplinary, multisectoral crisis that transcends professional and organizational barriers. Health professionals can help bring sharp focus to the urgent reforms required from individuals, organizations, and governments”.
By Angela Margaret Evans, AM*
Achilles tendinopathy (AT) is one of the most frequent overuse injuries in athletes, yet there is still a gap in the evidence for the efficacy of any modality of treatment in high-quality studies.
By Diego Ailton Prudêncio, Nicola Maffulli, Filippo Migliorini, Thiago Teixeira Serafim, Luis Felipe Nunes, Luciana Sayuri Sanada, and Rodrigo Okubo
Neuropathy can challenge both patients and clinicians; epidermal nerve fiber density testing provides an objective measure of disease progression and can help show therapeutic progress.
By Lilly Khavari, DPM, DABPM, FACPM
The highest proportion of milk crate-related lower extremity injuries involved the patient falling off a milk crate followed by being struck by a milk crate and tripping over a milk crate. The most common type of lower extremity injury was contusion or abrasion.
By Mathias B. Forrester, BS
It should come as no surprise that the process of buying and selling businesses is affected by the general health of the economy. More expensive borrowing, market uncertainty, and shifts in consumer demand are all factors that can make both buyers and sellers wary about pursuing transactions.
By David Fergusson
Following on the 2018 ASPREE trial findings that the daily use of aspirin did not improve disability-free survival among aging adults, a new substudy now reports that aspirin (100mg daily) was associated with a higher risk of serious falls (incidence ratio: 1.17; P = 0.01). The researchers recruited…
The blood pressure medication telmisartan did not improve walking performance in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the lower extremity, according to new research. These results challenge previous studies that found telmisartan improved running strength in mice and…
It is well known that muscle mass is lost following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) surgery. These researchers sought to compare muscle strength gain in the quadriceps and hamstring muscles in patients following ACLR surgery using exercises with and without blood flow restriction.
Adopting some of the strategies behind successfully treating the childhood disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) may enable development of therapies to curb the muscle decline that accompanies aging, new research suggests.
A smart bandage used wireless power to protect and monitor wounds, provide feedback on tissue health, and encourage healing using electrical current. Mice treated with the bandage healed faster than those protected with standard wound dressings. The skin has a remarkable capacity to…
Use of total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) has been on the rise and researchers from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, put the numbers together:
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