Lower Extremity Review
The medical literature generally supports the use of foot orthoses for management of plantar fasciitis symptoms, but evidence regarding specific orthotic designs is inconclusive. Early research suggests a temporary custom foot orthosis may be an effective treatment option.
By Caryn Doggett, DPT, Michelle Drake, DPT, and Robert Boyles, PT, DSc, OCS
Previous research has identified superior balance in professional golfers compared with controls as well as associations between balance and skill level in amateur golfers. This study compared standing balance characteristics between professional and highly skilled amateur golfers.
By Robert Donatelli, PT, PhD; Kenji Carp, PT, ATC, OCS; Guido Pagnacco, PhD; and John Adam, ATC
New England Baptist Hospital’s multidisciplinary prehabilitation program is grounded in research suggesting that outcomes after total joint replacement can be positively influenced by preoperative care that includes management of patient expectations as well as exercise.
By Claire E. Robbins, PT, DPT, MS, GCS, James V. Bono, MD, and Carl T. Talmo, MD
Some surgeries may predict AC lesions
Research presented this month at the annual meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine spelled more bad news for advocates of meniscectomy, potentially linking the embattled procedure to the development of articular cartilage lesions that can progress to osteoarthritis.
Gender appears to affect patterns of hamstring injury in soccer, suggesting that different prevention strategies may be in order for male and female players, according to a study presented in June at the National Athletic Trainers Association meeting. Researchers from...
A preseason evaluation of the New York Giants football team found that nearly all players suffered from vitamin D insufficiency, a factor that may have contributed to muscle injuries, according to a study presented this month at the AOSSM meeting. Researchers from...
New approach supports orthotic care
In contrast with previous findings based on peak pressure values, an abstract presented at July’s International Society of Biomechanics (ISB) meeting in Brussels used a new method of measuring dynamic plantar pressure distribution to confirm that custom orthoses improve distribution of peak pressure during dynamic foot loading in patients with painful pes cavus.
Anterior stiffness may be a key differentiator between people who develop chronic instability following an ankle sprain and those who recover fully, according to research presented in June at the annual meeting of the National Athletic Trainers Association....
Posterolateral shear stress increases with heel height and could play a key role in high-heeled shoe-related foot disorders, according to a study in the June issue of the Journal of Biomechanics. Investigators from Hong Kong Polytechnic University used in-shoe...
A multifaceted fall-prevention program introduced in a group of community dwelling older adults reduced falls by 36% compared with a control group, according to a June British Medical Journal study. Investigators at La Trobe University in Bundoora, Australia,...
Fort Myers, FL-based Delcam’s new demonstration center in Windsor, Ontario, will allow the company’s application engineers to reproduce client problems to find quick solutions, provide a venue for demonstrating applications of its digital technology, which covers a...
On July 1 Neptune, NJ-based JMS Plastics Supply began selling Orthofeet’s therapeutic shoes, diabetic insoles, and therapeutic socks. Orthofeet’s shoes and orthotics are approved by Medicare and meet the requirements of the Therapeutic Shoe Bill. The shoe line is...
Progressive Health Innovations, the Port Moody, B.C.-based manufacturer of the Ankle Foot maXimizer (AFX), has reached a distribution agreement with Medco Sports Medicine, a division of Patterson Medical and the largest supplier of medical products to athletic...
Art de Cure’s Albany, NY, board members presenteda $25,000 check to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) on June 3 at the Tour de Cure VIP Awards Dinner. The money was raised at a benefit held in the Art de Cure Gallery in April. More than 150 pieces of art were...
Boston Ballet Company dancers and physical therapists recently endorsed the hand-held massagers from Muscle Angels, part of Brookline, MA-based Norbis Innovations. Kelsey Hellebuyck, corps de ballet member, said she uses two Muscle Angels to work both sides of her...
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