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TRAZER XP is a multi-patented technology designed for rehabilitation, athletic training, and enhancing human performance. With applications across healthcare, senior care, rehabilitation, sports medicine, and sports performance, TRAZER empowers…
Skineez has launched Hydrating T.E.D. (thrombo-embolic deterrent) Anti-Embolism stockings and compression socks and sleeves. These US Food & Drug Administration–approved compression products are clinically proven to help to prevent deep vein thrombosis…
Fuelmefoot’s Compression Knee Brace with Side Straps is intended for people who have meniscus tears, arthritis, and ACL injuries, or who are in need of joint pain relief or sports injury recovery. The brace is widely used in many sports such as weightlifting, basketball…
F-Scan™ GO, a light weight, compact, new generation technology, allows clinicians and researchers to conduct quick and natural in-shoe gait analysis while the user has complete freedom of movement. Information obtained from the device is used in real-world applications…
In partnership with Dr. Jonathan Moore, podiatric physician and creator of the Moore Balance Brace, Orthotica Labs is excited to present the Moore Balance Brace (MBB) Signature Edition, a significant upgrade to the original Moore Balance Brace.
It is hard to believe that we are celebrating 13 years…that’s right, Lower Extremity Review turns 13 this month and I am so grateful for everyone who has participated in our success. This publication was born out of a belief that this market deserves a unique voice, one that speaks to all corners of it…
By Rich Dubin, Publisher
Happy 13th birthday Lower Extremity Review! Like any growing teenager, we’ve been through some changes, but there are plenty more still to come! Just before the pandemic started, we began to identify and understand what LER’s users wanted to learn more about so we could better focus our coverage.
By Janice T. Radak, Editor
Happy 13th Anniversary LER!! So happy to see the new editorial pillar and can’t wait to see the growing body of evidence that supports the idea behind Movement Is Essential. Humans are made to move – it’s essential, it’s healthy, it’s fun! Restrictions and problems with movement, like pain and discomfort from injuries and certain medical conditions, have always been challenging.
By Robert Weil, DPM
Many of us do not have to look far when it comes to the devastation that falls can have, particularly as we age. We all know the stats: The increase in morbidity and mortality after a hip fracture from an errant step. It is no coincidence that the US has the highest incidence of hip fractures. This has only been made worse, no doubt, by the change in habits that has occurred during the pandemic. When my mother was young, she was a graceful equestrian and diver.
By Ben Pearl, DPM
Reduced sedentary time and increased light- and moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity had beneficial effects on several cardiometabolic risk markers in adults with metabolic syndrome.
By Taru Garthwaite, Tanja Sjöros, Saara Laine, Henri Vähä-Ypyä, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Harri Sievänen, Noora Houttu, Kirsi Laitinen, Kari Kalliokoski, Tommi Vasankari, Juhani Knuuti, and Ilkka Heinonen
Preschool-Aged Children: Preschool-aged children (ages 3 through 5 years) should be physically active throughout the day to enhance growth and development. Adult caregivers of preschool-aged children should encourage active play that includes a variety of activity types. Children and Adolescents: It is important to provide young people opportunities and…
The health consequences of prolonged sedentary behavior—defined as activities with ≤1.5 metabolic equivalents of energy expenditure in a sitting or reclining posture—include an increased risk for cardiometabolic diseases and all-cause mortality…
By Tobias Engeroff, Eszter Füzeki, Lutz Vogt, and Winfried Banzer; Han C. G. Kemper, Academic Editor
The old adage is right: aging is not for sissies. Data shows that age-related losses in skeletal muscle mass, strength, and function weaken physiological resilience leading to increased vulnerability to catastrophic events. Each body may age in response to its unique life events, but every body does age. The Baby Boom generation (those born 1946–1964), benefitted…
Aluminum frame walkers have been helping people get around since the late 1940’s. Did you ever wonder if they could do more? Inspiration comes to us in many forms. For Tim Visos-Ely, his inspiration came from personal experience with his grandmother. Not quite 10 years ago, Grandma Chris had a series of strokes that left her…
By Laura Fonda Hochnadel
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is associated with decreased muscle strength and physical activity level, as measured by steps per day and reduced gait speed. Studies suggest that motor and sensory deficits and reduced foot-ankle range of motion…
By Renan L. Monteiro, Jane S. S. P. Ferreira, Érica Q. Silva, Ronaldo H. Cruvinel-Júnior, Jady L. Veríssimo, Sicco A. Bus, and Isabel C. N. Sacco
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