Lower Extremity Review
A new portable, flexible, and user-friendly ankle exosuit has been designed for autonomous usage and has the capacity to assist stroke survivors in enhancing their walking capabilities beyond laboratory settings and in their everyday routines. The ankle exosuit has been shown to aid stroke survivors in improving their walking propulsion…
Using electric stimulation, researchers in a project at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and the University of Freiburg, Germany, have developed a method that speeds up the healing process, making wounds heal 3 times faster. The work has implications for elderly people and those with diabetes.
A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a stretchable ultrasonic array capable of serial, non-invasive, 3D imaging of tissues as deep as 4 centimeters below the surface of human skin, at a spatial resolution of 0.5 millimeters. This new method provides a non-invasive, longer-term alternative to…
Ottobock’s innovative Varos modular socket structure is easier and faster fitting than with standard sockets. The socket can be custom made to the patient model or direct with patient with easy length adjustment by modifying socket shell and side rails. It is fabricated with thermoformable material for patient-specific customizations.
KT Tape PRO Oxygen™ is said to be the first kinesiology tape to feature CELLIANT® Infrared Technology from Hologenix. KT Tape PRO Oxygen is designed to increase cellular oxygenation and promote muscle support during physical activity. The CELLIANT fine mineral powder is a natural blend of infrared-generating bioceramic minerals.
CEP Compression has announced its new line of orthopedic products including the Knee Sleeve, Ankle Sleeve, Achilles Sleeve, and Plantar Sleeve. These new products will benefit joints, muscles, and tendons with added support and security. They are available in LIGHT, MID, and MAX support levels, with different compression strengths.
Footwear brand Baliston® has launched BALISTON BY STARCK, its debut collection of tech-augmented, 100% recyclable, extremely comfortable footwear created in collaboration with world-renowned creator Philippe Starck. The shoes are designed with an embedded proprietary sensor module that measures biomechanical data…
Smith+Nephew has introduced its new CORI™ Digital Tensioner—a purpose-built device that lets surgeons measure the ligament tension in a knee prior to cutting bone. By enabling a surgeon to quantify joint laxity in the native knee and achieve an optimal ligament tensioning force, the CORI Digital Tensioner helps to…
The “Patient is Up” (PUP®) smart sock incorporates tiny proprietary conductive threads that are sewn into the sock fabric. The sock is designed for acute care hospitals, as well as facilities for rehabilitation, long-term care, and physical therapy. When a patient fitted with the socks stands up or attempts to walk unassisted…
The INVIZA® Sole 1.0 is a self-charging, medical-grade wearable device that is designed as a thin insole that can be worn within most kinds of shoes. The insoles’ sensors can accurately measure the patient’s heart rate, body temperature, percent of blood oxygen saturation, and other critical parameters in real time and uninterrupted by running out of battery power.
Traditional heavy resistance exercise (RE) training increases maximal strength, a valuable adaptation in many situations. That stated, some populations seek new opportunities for pushing the upper limits of strength gains (e.g., athletes and military personnel).
This study compared the acute effect of ingesting bananas (BAN) versus a 6% carbohydrate drink (CHO) on 75-km cycling performance and post-exercise inflammation, oxidative stress, and innate immune function using traditional and metabolomics-based profiling.
Proprioception, which can be defined as the awareness of the mechanical and spatial state of the body and its musculoskeletal parts, is critical to motor actions and contributes to our sense of body ownership. To date, clinical proprioceptive tests have focused on a person’s ability to detect, discriminate, or…
By Martin E. Héroux, Annie A. Butler, Lucy S. Robertson, Georgia Fisher, and Simon C. Gandevia
Cardiovasomobility is a novel concept that encompasses the integration of cardiovascular and skeletal muscle function in health and disease with critical modification by physical activity, or lack thereof. Compelling evidence indicates that physical activity improves health while a sedentary, or inactive, lifestyle accelerates cardiovascular and skeletal muscle dysfunction and hastens disease progression.
Patients who used self-adhesive taping (SAT) as treatment for tuberosity fractures of the proximal 5th metatarsal fared just as well as patients who were placed in short-leg casts (SLC) for the same condition, in a recent study from Turkey. Functional outcome was assessed at the time of injury and at 2, 4, 6, and 12 weeks.
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