Listening to what patients have to say is an important part of healthcare. But, as research continues to demonstrate, it’s no substitute for objective measurements.
By Jordana Bieze Foster
Editor Memo
Lower Extremity Review
Out on a limb: Stumping for SR in sports
Platelet-rich plasma injections. Kinesiology tape. Foam rolling. Compression garments. Blood-flow restriction training. Elite athletes have always been at the leading edge of the latest techniques believed to help speed recovery from injury, often long before they’ve been…
By Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
Out on a limb: Ingenuity targets activity
Diabetic foot specialists have a range of options for managing diabetic foot ulcers—from offloading devices to skin substitutes to surgical procedures. But sometimes the most effective treatment is the one that compels an active patient to simply slow down.
By Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
Out on a limb: Arch triumphs
New research from the University of Western Australia will put some extra spring in a runner’s step – but only if he or she is wearing the right kind of footwear. In discussions of running mechanics, we hear a lot about the spring-like properties of the lower extremities, which are significantly dependent on the…
By Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
Out on a limb: An analgesic assist
When it comes to improving outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, lower extremity practitioners need all the help they can get. Fortunately, a recent study suggests they might be able to get some valuable assistance from their colleagues in anesthesiology.
By Jordana Bieze Foster
OUT ON A LIMB: TCCs and possibilities
Lower extremity clinicians have known for decades that the total contact cast (TCC) is the most effective means of offloading plantar ulcers in patients with diabetes. Now research has given us a much better understanding of why—an understanding that could inspire a new generation of more effective prefabricated offloading devices.
By Jordana Bieze Foster
Out on a Limb: Wins of Change
A common theme among many of the 17 profiles of companies featured in the 2016 issue of the Lower Extremity Review Resource Guide is the changes driven by shrinking Medicare reimbursements and growing possibilities for audits.
By Emily Delzell, Senior Editor
Out on a limb: Hockey gets hip to FAI
Despite evidence of significant lower extremity injury risks associated with ice hockey, even at youth levels, preventing those types of injuries has never been a priority in that sport. But that may be starting to change.
Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
Out on a limb: Smoke signals
My grandmother smoked for decades, and although she did eventually succeed in quitting, she still spent the last few years of her life linked to an oxygen tank. And as a medical journalist, I’m very familiar with the long list of health-related disadvantages of smoking…
Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
Out on a limb: Reading lessons
The Internet and social media have transformed health advocates’ ability to disseminate educational information, which has the potential to substantially improve outcomes across all healthcare disciplines.
By Jordana Bieze Foster
Out on a limb: Hands-free therapy
My former company launched a publication called Telehealth in 1998. Nearly two decades later, that magazine no longer exists, and telemedicine hasn’t revolutionized healthcare the way some thought it would. But advances are being made, and researchers are demonstrating that the potential applications for remote healthcare include…
By Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
Out on a limb: The NBA takes on fatigue
After a season in which too many of its most marketable stars spent too much time in street clothes, the National Basketball Association (NBA) is making a commitment to injury prevention. Interesting, however…
By Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
Out on a limb: 3DP’s material needs
3D printing is no longer some futuristic concept that might someday affect lower extremity healthcare. It’s here, and it’s already changing the landscape more quickly than many had expected.
By Jordana Bieze Foster
Out on a limb: Coaches as risk factors
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury experts are increasingly thinking outside the biomechanics box in an effort to better understand the factors that contribute to injury risk, which I think is admirable. But there’s one factor in particular that I wish was receiving more attention.
By Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
Out on a limb: Better than average
It happens all the time: The medical literature fails to support the effectiveness of an intervention, even though practitioners know for a fact the intervention actually does have a positive effect in some patients. But a new study suggests some researchers are now starting to look beyond…
By Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
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