Lower Extremity Review
Pain doesn’t always behave the way we think it will. An intervention that relieves pain in the majority of patients might not provide relief for a significant minority. But that might mean we need to change the way we think about pain.
Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
Psychologists tell us that the symmetry of a person’s face influences whether he or she is perceived as attractive. But when it comes to rehabilitation of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, some types of symmetry are more desirable than others.
By Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
Hopefully none of the practitioners who read LER will ever have to treat a disease as difficult and as deadly as the Ebola virus that has killed thousands in West Africa, as well as a number of doctors and nurses who traveled there to treat those affected by the outbreak.
Emily Delzell, Project editor
There are already plenty of good reasons for individuals with diabetes to exercise. But here’s one more: Strengthening the intrinsic foot muscles just might reverse the development of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) even before it becomes clinically apparent.
Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
If athletes knew that decreasing the risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury would be accompanied by a slight decrease in athletic performance, how many of them would find that to be a reasonable tradeoff? The findings of a recent study may have lower extremity practitioners asking themselves this question.
By Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
High fashion typically means bad news for lower extremity health. But that may be starting to change, and in ways that might surprise you.
By Jordana Bieze Foster
“You are what your record says you are.” Hall of Fame football coach Bill Parcells said it first, and it’s a saying that applies to many aspects of life. But when it comes to prescribing orthotic and prosthetic devices, clinicians know that the numbers don’t always tell the whole story.
Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
Baseball’s approach to preventing arm injuries so far has been to try to limit loads on the arm itself. But more and more evidence seems to suggest some of the prevention efforts should be focused further down the kinetic chain.
By Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
In the five years since the launch of Lower Extremity Review, some things about lower extremity healthcare haven’t changed much. Diabetes is still an epidemic. Stem cells are still the next big…
Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
As a guest model on The Price is Right, Amy Purdy had little opportunity to showcase her intelligence, her athleticism, or her dancing skills. But—thanks to a very short, very tight red dress—she did have ample opportunity to show off her legs.
Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
Say what you will about FIFA’s political entanglements—soccer’s international governing body has set the standard for developing injury prevention programs that are effective not just in a controlled research setting but also in the real world.
Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
As emotional as any tragic event is its first anniversary. New Yorkers know. Residents of New Orleans know. The families in Newtown, CT, know. Now it’s Boston’s turn.
By Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
Those responsible for high school athletes—coaches, athletic directors, district superintendents—would like us to believe the safety of those athletes is a priority. Unfortunately, the facts suggest otherwise.
Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
When more conventional approaches lead to inconsistent or inexplicable findings, researchers sometimes find that assessing the variability of an outcome can provide a valuable perspective. But researchers still have a great deal to learn about how much variability is too much, or too little, with regard to lower extremity issues.
Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
“Something bad is going to happen to Percy Harvin today,” I said to my husband during the first quarter of the January 11 playoff game between Seattle Seahawks and the New Orleans Saints.
Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
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