Lower Extremity Review
The Ortho Remedy offers Sure Stick, a clear contact adhesive that will permanently bond almost anything to anything. Sure Stick adhesive is appropriate for bonding materials including foams, thermosets, thermoplastics, crepe, vinyl, rubber, cork, Velcro, soling,...
Sigvaris is proud to announce the U.S. release of the Sigvaris Performance Sleeve, which allows athletes to customize their compression and increase circulation during vigorous workouts. The Sigvaris Performance Sleeve provides ankle to calf compression that athletes...
The new Xeleton off-the-shelf knee brace from Otto Bock HealthCare facilitates customizable function for sports injuries, pre- or post-surgical stabilization, or therapy for chronic knee joint instabilities. The Xeleton knee brace provides prophylaxis for anterior...
Medi-Dyne Healthcare Products announces the new ProStretch Plus, an advancement in lower extremity stretching that engages the entire interconnective chain of the lower leg beginning with the hamstring, calves, Achilles tendon, plantar fascia and toes. The strong,...
CastMedic Designs offers more than 60 fashion accessory products to accessorize medical walking boots, including faux-fur wraps, decorative socks, flowers, and themed buttons for children. Wrap-Its are faux-fur cuffs to wrap around the top of the boot. Strap-Its are...
Orthofeet introduces its Lightweight Boot, which integrates style and biomechanical performance. The boot features include a combination of elastic lace and strap closure for easy donning and doffing and convenient fastening. Its double depth design accommodates thick...
Foot orthoses may help prevent falls – Recent research suggests older patients at risk for falls from poor balance may benefit from custom foot orthoses. Reported improvements indicate clinicians could potentially help prevent falls by testing patients’ balance and considering interventions to improve it.
By Emily Delzell and Jordana Bieze Foster
Lower limb amputations due to complications of diabetes declined 67% from 1996 to 2008 in US adults aged 40 years and older, according to a February report in Diabetes Care by epidemiologists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC investigators...
A single platelet rich plasma (PRP) injection is more effective than a single corticosteroid injection for improving pain and function in patients with chronic plantar fasciitis who haven’t responded to other conservative treatments, according to research from...
Risks remain high after reconstruction – Female soccer players recovering from anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction may benefit from neuromuscular training to prevent future injury, according to research from St. Louis presented this month at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
By Jordana Bieze Foster
The 14 days that New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski missed with a much-publicized syndesmosis sprain prior to the Super Bowl were slightly fewer than one National Football League (NFL) team’s average for such injuries, according to research presented this...
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) findings from the University of Manchester in the UK appear to confirm that patellar taping has a proprioceptive effect. Researchers assessed the blood oxygenation level–dependent (BOLD) response during fMRI in eight...
Two studies presented this month at the AAOS meeting offered further evidence that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in the hip often do not correlate with symptoms, even up to two years later. Following up on a study presented a year earlier at the same...
Lower extremity practitioners who treat patients with diabetes are finally receiving their 15 minutes of fame. Enjoy it while it lasts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finding that nontraumatic lower extremity amputation (NLEA) rates in patients with diabetes decreased by 67% between 1996 and 2008 (see “CDC reports dramatic 12-year drop in diabetic lower limb amputation,” page 15) is unquestionably good news.
By Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
Beaverton, OR-based running shoe giant Nike has introduced the Nike Sole, which uses state-of-the art design to create a lightweight, durable composite sole that interfaces easily with Össur’s Flex-Run prosthetic blade for amputee athletes. Nike designed the new Nike...
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