Lower Extremity Review
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a slowly evolving articular disease that affects the underlying bone, soft tissue, and synovial fluid.1 Osteoarthritis typically affects the hands and large weight-bearing joints, such as the hips and knees.
By Ziya “Z” Altug, PT, DPT, MS, OCS
Impaired performance and reinjury rates are high for this common injury. This narrative review discusses the causes and mechanisms of hamstring strain injury and current clinical concepts related to the rehabilitation process, with the aim of helping practitioners improve athletes’ outcomes.
By Jack T. Hickey, PhD, AEP; David A. Opar, PhD; Leigh J. Weiss, DPT, PT, ATC; and Bryan C. Heiderscheit, PhD, PT
In the first article of this series, I introduced the concepts of recovery and regeneration as well as terminological and methodological differences; in the second article, I discussed the main aspects related to the 3 levels of foot recovery (Functional, Structural, and Sensory).
By Antonio Robustelli, MSc, CSCS
It is well understood that the feet are the foundation of the body when standing. But even in a seated position, the feet play a foundational role in the body’s support, balance, and posture. Think about what a chair does: Galen Cranz, PhD, an architect and Alexander Technique (a system of body-mind postural education) practitioner…
By Dalia Zwick, PT, PhD
In the September 2021 issue of Lower Extremity Review, Happy Freedman wrote an article titled “The Future of Bike Fit,” in which several bike fitters were asked their opinions about the future of bike fitting. But what about the opinions of the bike fitting machine manufacturers and the bike fitting educational course creators?
By Rick Schultz, DBA
Impaired performance and reinjury rates are high for this common injury. This narrative review discusses the causes and mechanisms of hamstring strain injury and current clinical concepts related to the rehabilitation process, with the aim of helping practitioners improve athletes’ outcomes.
By Jack T. Hickey, PhD, AEP; David A. Opar, PhD; Leigh J. Weiss, DPT, PT, ATC; and Bryan C. Heiderscheit, PhD, PT
The prevalence of atypical wounds has not been studied extensively, but it has been estimated that 20% of all chronic wounds are due to unusual causes.1,2 The ability to identify and treat chronic wounds caused by uncommon etiologies is an important skill. Unfortunately, it can take years of clinical experience to master.
By Windy Cole, DPM, CWSP
Charcot–Marie–Tooth (CMT) disease is a group of rare, hereditary, chronic, and debilitating diseases of the peripheral nerves that result first in weakening and atrophy of the foot and leg muscles as well as the hand and arm muscles, then in distal sensory loss and, in some patients…
By Shahram Attarian, Peter Young, Thomas H. Brannagan, and Colleagues
Wound healing as a clinical specialty has evolved over the past 2 decades. The importance of wound care research in this emerging area of medicine cannot be overstated. Wound care research must continue to be conducted to facilitate the development of effective treatment protocols for…
By Windy Cole, DPM, CWSP
Parkinson’s is a progressive disease of the nervous system marked by tremor, stiffness, slow movement and balance problems. Exercise and physical activity can improve many motor and non-motor Parkinson’s symptoms.
Lateral ankle sprains (LASs) often result in damage to the lateral ligaments of the ankle, reducing both static and dynamic ankle stability and resulting in a continuum of disability.
By Hyunwook Lee, MS, LAT, ATC*; S. Jun Son, PhD, ATC†; Hyunsoo Kim, PhD, ATC‡; Seunguk Han, MS, ATC*; Matthew Seeley, PhD, ATC*; and J. Ty Hopkins, PhD, ATC*
Wound care is a growing public health burden with new clinical products emerging seemingly daily. But how to know which products are useful for which patients and how to access such information can be a challenge for busy clinicians. lerEXPO recently hosted a wound care technology expert panel sponsored by vTail.
A picture is worth a thousand words – how many times have you heard that old adage? There is no bigger truth in wound care documentation. Wound photos serve as a visual reference and act as a testimonial on wound progression in the medical record. Wound photos supplement the EMR and encourage accurate documentation of the wound healing trajectory.
By Windy Cole, DPM, CWSP
The many articulations of the human ankle joint can be easily disrupted by “a mere sprain.” This research examines 2 specific deficits and their impact in the 6 months after an initial sprain.
By Bethany A. Wisthoff, PhD, ATC; Carrie L. Docherty, PhD, ATC, FNATA; Joseph J. Glutting, PhD; Geoffrey P. Gustavsen, MD; Todd D. Royer, PhD; Charles B. Swanik, PhD; and Thomas W. Kaminski, PhD, ATC, FNATA, FACSM
These authors investigate the impact of static and dynamic postural balance assessments and the effects of a cognitive-interference task on balance control performance in older adults. Postural balance control has been defined as the ability of a subject to maintain the center of pressure (CoP) within the…
By Alex Rizzato, Antonio Paoli, Marta Andretta, Francesca Vidorin, and Giuseppe Marcolin
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