Lower Extremity Review
Squid, a dynamic cold compression system, combines sequential compression with cold therapy. The cold compression directs edema away from the extremities and toward the heart, promoting venous return and increasing local circulation.
Rocktape now offers RockGuards II, designed to protect the shins of the wearer during physical activity such as rope climbs, CrossFit, dead lifts, and cleans and snatches.
The new Armor1 Ankle Roll Guard is designed to prevent ankle sprains by cushioning the ankle during an inversion, or “roll.” Unlike a brace, the Armor1 Ankle Roll Guard…
Pro-Tech Orthopedics is the exclusive North American distributor of the Orthotimer, an electronic monitoring system that documents the wear time of orthopedic devices for outpatients. The heart of the Orthotimer system is a small microsensor…
The PF Sock is a specialist-designed night splint that is intended to provide an optimum stretch of the plantar fascia and speed recovery. The PF Sock is designed to hold the ankle joint in a neutral position while dorsiflexing the toes—a combination that can…
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
Pulseboot footwear is designed to improve diabetic foot ulcer healing, reduce limb loss, and help lesions stay healed. Pulseboot offloads pressure using an advanced material (D3O) and contoured insole design. A discreet rigid offloader controls unwanted foot motion…
A phase I/II trial of Pluristem Therapeutics’ expanded placental cell product for treatment of muscle injury after total hip arthroplasty (THA) found significant improvements in maximal voluntary muscle contraction force six months postsurgery in both operated and nonoperated gluteal muscle.
Compression garment manufacturer Sigvaris in January partnered with physical therapist and wound care and lymphedema management expert Robyn Bjork, MPT, CWS, WCC, CLT-LANA, CLWT, to help support innovation for patients with lymphedema, chronic venous insufficiency, and venous ulcers.
The 13th Diabetic Foot Global Conference (DFcon) 2015 is scheduled for March 19-21 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles.
Birmingham, AL-based Hanger Clinic in early 2015 changed the name of its Amputee Empowerment Partners Peer Support Program to the AMPOWER program (empoweringamputees.org).
The Alexandria, VA-based Foundation for Physical Therapy announced February 5 that it has awarded Brown University in Providence, RI, $2.5 million to establish the Center on Health Services Training and Research (CoHSTAR) over the next five years.
Sparks, NV-based Arcopedico USA reported on February 3 that it has gifted more than 2200 pairs of its Portuguese-made comfort footwear to young women in villages throughout Haiti.
The Preventive Foot Care Centers of America, a managed care podiatry network administered by the Las Vegas-based Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention (LEAP) Alliance, announced on January 22 a collaborative amputation prevention effort with Koven Technology, based in St. Louis, MO.
The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) reported February 11 that the National Commission for Certifying Agencies has reaccredited its pedorthist certification program for another five-year period. Approximately 275 professionals are currently certified as BOC pedorthists (BOCPDs).
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