Lower Extremity Review
To optimize their performance, athletes may use custom-made insoles. People with musculoskeletal pain also turn to insoles to combat their discomfort. However, before specialists can accurately fit such insoles, they must first create a pressure profile of the feet.
A team of researchers from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), North Carolina State University, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a new method for controlling lower limb exoskeletons. The novel method developed by the…
University of Washington (UW) Professor Joan Sanders, PhD, and her team are creating a new type of transtibial prosthetic leg that automatically adjusts its fit throughout the day. Their latest prototype alters its fit without the need for adjustments to padding or…
A gel that combines both stiffness and toughness is a step forward in the bid to create biodegradable implants for joint injuries, according to new research from the University of British Columbia (UBC).
Artelon’s US Food & Drug Administration 510(k)–cleared FlexBand®, FlexPatch®, and FlexBand Plus® are designed for ligament repair surgery in addition to tendon repairs, with new clearance that has expanded the indications for these products to now…
The Compex® Fixx™ 2.0 Massager helps warm up muscles before a workout and relieve stiffness after a hard session. Five powerful intensity settings, paired with a high-stall force, impacts the muscle groups with targeted percussive massage therapy that will…
TRAZER XP is a multi-patented technology designed for rehabilitation, athletic training, and enhancing human performance. With applications across healthcare, senior care, rehabilitation, sports medicine, and sports performance, TRAZER empowers…
Skineez has launched Hydrating T.E.D. (thrombo-embolic deterrent) Anti-Embolism stockings and compression socks and sleeves. These US Food & Drug Administration–approved compression products are clinically proven to help to prevent deep vein thrombosis…
Fuelmefoot’s Compression Knee Brace with Side Straps is intended for people who have meniscus tears, arthritis, and ACL injuries, or who are in need of joint pain relief or sports injury recovery. The brace is widely used in many sports such as weightlifting, basketball…
F-Scan™ GO, a light weight, compact, new generation technology, allows clinicians and researchers to conduct quick and natural in-shoe gait analysis while the user has complete freedom of movement. Information obtained from the device is used in real-world applications…
In partnership with Dr. Jonathan Moore, podiatric physician and creator of the Moore Balance Brace, Orthotica Labs is excited to present the Moore Balance Brace (MBB) Signature Edition, a significant upgrade to the original Moore Balance Brace.
With summer upon us, I thought it a good time to see just how much water I should be drinking or encouraging my friends and readers to drink. So I asked Dr. Google. Yes, yes, I know what you’re thinking. But this was an exercise in perhaps the original form of data verification—get 1 answer and…
By Janice T. Radak, Editor
Low-load blood flow-restricted resistance exercise (BFRRE) constitutes an effective means to produce skeletal muscle hypertrophy in as little as 6 weeks. Its applicability to counteract the age-related skeletal muscle decay at a cellular level, however, is not clear. Danish researchers investigated the effect of BFRRE on…
Lateral ankle sprains are among the most common musculoskeletal injuries. Indeed, nearly 70% of these patients will go on to develop chronic ankle instability (CAI) with lingering mechanical and functional deficits. Although neuromuscular deficits in people with CAI have been identified, previous…
A randomized controlled trial from Japan examined whether compared with a program without increased physical activity, an intervention program with increased physical activity could prevent the development of musculoskeletal pain in community-dwelling older adults.
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