Lower Extremity Review
Exudate management is a common clinical concern when treating chronic wounds. Excessive wound leakage can be harmful to peri-wound skin1 and can require more frequent dressing changes. These dressing changes can damage tissue, be painful to the patient, and utilize nursing time, thereby increasing nursing costs. A dressing that is absorbent and requires minimal dressing changes could improve wound healing, while reducing patient discomfort and…
By Windy Cole, DPM, CWSP
Dodgeball is a unique sport – it challenges a player’s every energy intermittently. Can you throw from a backwards turn mid-air and hit the opposing player in such a way that he or she can’t catch the ball – all while dodging incoming balls from the opposing team – and then run to the back of the court and stop?
By Brenda Kramer, BS
Pairing an activity to the right pair of shoes is incredibly important. It is so important that I wish I had taken it more seriously when I first started playing dodgeball. When you go to a shoe store and tell them you need shoes for dodgeball, they often recommend trainers, or tennis-style shoes. Depending on your type of play, I really do not recommend this.
By Stacy Huen
Various screening tools can be used to identify malnutrition early in the wound care process, improving healing times and quality of life. Anti-aging is not only a buzzword but a multimillion-dollar industry. Despite the many advertising claims and promises, we all experience physical and bodily changes as we age.
By Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND, and Ame Proietti
The evolution of carbon fiber plate technology has accelerated in the past few years becoming an integral part of high-end running shoes produced by many of the top brands. The Nike Vaporfly first debuted in 2017 and its popularity, along with its performance, prompted a new paradigm in running shoe technology. The Vaporfly series features a rocker-shaped carbon fiber plate embedded in the…
By Matthew Arciuolo, C.Ped. BOC
Reduced sedentary time and increased light- and moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity had beneficial effects on several cardiometabolic risk markers in adults with metabolic syndrome.
By Taru Garthwaite, Tanja Sjöros, Saara Laine, Henri Vähä-Ypyä, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Harri Sievänen, Noora Houttu, Kirsi Laitinen, Kari Kalliokoski, Tommi Vasankari, Juhani Knuuti, and Ilkka Heinonen
Preschool-Aged Children: Preschool-aged children (ages 3 through 5 years) should be physically active throughout the day to enhance growth and development. Adult caregivers of preschool-aged children should encourage active play that includes a variety of activity types. Children and Adolescents: It is important to provide young people opportunities and…
The health consequences of prolonged sedentary behavior—defined as activities with ≤1.5 metabolic equivalents of energy expenditure in a sitting or reclining posture—include an increased risk for cardiometabolic diseases and all-cause mortality…
By Tobias Engeroff, Eszter Füzeki, Lutz Vogt, and Winfried Banzer; Han C. G. Kemper, Academic Editor
The old adage is right: aging is not for sissies. Data shows that age-related losses in skeletal muscle mass, strength, and function weaken physiological resilience leading to increased vulnerability to catastrophic events. Each body may age in response to its unique life events, but every body does age. The Baby Boom generation (those born 1946–1964), benefitted…
Aluminum frame walkers have been helping people get around since the late 1940’s. Did you ever wonder if they could do more? Inspiration comes to us in many forms. For Tim Visos-Ely, his inspiration came from personal experience with his grandmother. Not quite 10 years ago, Grandma Chris had a series of strokes that left her…
By Laura Fonda Hochnadel
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is associated with decreased muscle strength and physical activity level, as measured by steps per day and reduced gait speed. Studies suggest that motor and sensory deficits and reduced foot-ankle range of motion…
By Renan L. Monteiro, Jane S. S. P. Ferreira, Érica Q. Silva, Ronaldo H. Cruvinel-Júnior, Jady L. Veríssimo, Sicco A. Bus, and Isabel C. N. Sacco
Plantar heel pain (PHP) is common and can have a negative impact on physical and mental health. Despite this prevalence, existing guidelines lack clear, high-quality recommendations for treating people with this condition.
By Dylan Morrissey, Matthew Cotchett, Ahmed Said J’Bari, Trevor Prior, Ian B Griffiths, Michael Skovdal Rathleff, Halime Gulle, Bill Vicenzino, Christian J Barton
As the world moves into yet another phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, Australian sports experts in public health, cardiology, sports medicine, pediatrics, and sports training issued revised guidance for returning to sport after infection. They noted that the 2022 Omicron variant of SARs-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) continues to evolve in clever ways, making evidence-based guidance difficult.
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is a progressive disease caused by a breakdown of joint cartilage and ultimately, the underlying bone. The cartilage of a joint can become thin, cracked, and frayed, allowing the bones of the knee to rub together, which can lead to pain, inflammation, and stiffness.
By Keith Loria and Janice T. Radak
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has updated its guideline on oral and topical treatments for painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN). The revised guideline, which was published in the journal Neurology and updates the 2011 AAN guideline, has been endorsed by the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine.
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