The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) on June 25 inducted eight individuals into its Hall of Fame at the NATA 66th Clinical Symposia and AT Expo in St. Louis, MO.

The VGM Group (named for founder Van G. Miller) on June 17 awarded Kansas City, KS-based Therafirm’s new Ease brand compression legwear its Most Innovative Retail Product of 2015 honor at the VGM Heartland Conference in Waterloo, IA.

The Washington, DC-based American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA) announced on June 9 the contenders for the 2015 Hamontree Award.

San Diego-based DJO Global on June 10 launched DonJoy Performance for sale to consumers online and in select retailers nationwide.

Brooklyn, NY-based Profoot hosted a game viewing party on July 7 to celebrate its partnership with the New York City FC, which kicked off its inaugural Major League Soccer season in March.

The Rockaway, NJ-based Dralla Foundation on June 10 announced its 2015 grant recipients, who will use their shares of the $30,000 in awarded funds to hold events and programs for adults and children with physical challenges.

Hickory, NC-based ING Source, which manufactures the OrthoSleeve line of compression products, announced in July a $60,000 donation to The Robert M. Palmer, MD, Institute of Biomechanics (RMPI), based in Elwood, IN.

Employee engagement research firm WorkplaceDynamics on June 21 named Wadsworth, OH-based Remington Products Company one of Northeast Ohio’s Top Workplaces.

A study epublished June 25 by Prosthetics and Orthotics International found that use of a decompressive knee brace from Bakersfield, CA-based Town­send Design significantly reduced detrimental knee adduction moments in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Perth, Australia-based insole company Synxsole scored a $100,000 investment from Australian investor Andrew Banks during the first season of the entrepreneurial reality show Shark Tank Australia, which wrapped up in June.

Austin, TX-based Ottobock on June 26 introduced its Kenevo microprocessor knee, designed for K2 (low mobility potential) amputees, who often have reduced muscle strength and coordination, putting them at high risk for falls.

Auckland, New Zealand-based I Measure U opened an Indiegogo campaign in June to raise funds for a production run of its I Measure U Run (IMU-Run), a wearable sensor to measure and monitor tibial shock and cumulative load for runners.

Many of the more than 18,000 individuals injured in the April and May earthquakes that struck Nepal are in need of mobility devices, including prostheses for new amputees, according to the charitable group Handicap International, which now has…

In response to a 2014-2015 season marred by numerous injuries, the National Basketball Association (NBA) has partnered with General Electric Healthcare, whose US offices are in Waukesha, WI, to form a…