Lower Extremity Review
WBC Industries introduces PVC Hook & Loop Strap Kits for use on ankle foot orthoses and knee ankle foot orthoses for adults and children. Each kit comes with a strap, chafe, pad, and matching rivets and is available in 14 different colors.
The modern, sleek Sigma-4 exam chair from Kano Labs features four independent, low-voltage motors. Like other Sigma exam chairs, the Sigma-4 has a 360° locking ring swivel base, digital control electronics, surface mounting technology, and computerized testing of the automated…
KLM Laboratories, a provider of orthotic devices since 1973, offers a new addition to the Uniflex family of functional orthotic devices, the Uniflex 4. The Uniflex 4 foot orthosis comes standard with a gray simulated leather top cover and a semirigid polypropylene shell and rearfoot…
Branier Orthopedic, through a collaboration with Click Medical, is now offering the Boa closure system for its custom-molded shoe lines. Adjustable with the use of a single hand, Boa’s mechanical reel system works to draw a steel cable through a series of easy-glide nylon guides.
Arcopedico USA is debuting knit high-top sneaker styles as additions to its top-selling knit shoe collections. Shocks 5 sneaker-style high-tops feature a lace-up front, outer-side logo details, SanSmell fabric lining, cushioned footbed, and flexible heel strap.
Ped-Lite is proud to announce its new line of fabrication materials to complement its existing product lines of custom and prefabricated diabetic inserts and diabetic shoes. The Ped-Lite line of fabrication materials includes closed-cell foam sheets, two- and three-layer laminates…
O’Brien Medical announces the commercial release of its premier product, the ETF128 electronic tuning fork. The medical-grade ETF128 transforms the most valuable features of a conventional 128-Hz tuning fork into a modern electrical configuration with four vibration amplitude…
Now available from Elite Orthopaedics is the Premier Adjustable Night Splint for patients with plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinitis, and other lower extremity overuse injuries. It features an angled shell to keep the foot in a dorsiflexed position, which can be easily adjusted using…
Lems Shoes are designed to mirror the natural shape of the human foot, with a toe box that allows for maximum room for the toes to wiggle and spread. The Primal2 is a lightweight (6.9 oz), flexible, breathable, flat shoe that is assembled using no-sew construction, which…
Cannes is the French city most often associated with cinema. But several hundred kilometers to the north, in Lyon, a pair of short films debuted in June that sent a clear message about the most effective ways for lower extremity practitioners to interact with their patients.
Patients who have had a partial foot amputation followed by a transtibial amputation on the same limb feel that they were inadequately educated about what the first procedure would involve, according to detailed interviews conducted by researchers at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia.
The flexibility of an ankle foot orthosis (AFO) does not necessarily affect walking economy in children with cerebral palsy (CP), but more flexible AFOs may be particularly beneficial for sports activities in higher-performing children with…
Gait speed improvements associated with 30 weeks of functional electrical stimulation (FES) in poststroke patients are maintained at 42 weeks, according to research presented in June at the 2015 ISPO World Congress.
New research presented in June at the 2015 ISPO Congress underscored the potential long-term benefits of valgus knee bracing for relief of medial knee osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms when patient compliance is high, while…
Foot strike pattern during running affects loading in unilateral lower limb amputees, as it does in able-bodied runners, according to research from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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