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Apex Foot Health & Wellness, a division of Aetrex Worldwide, announces the launch of the Apex T2000. This new addition to the Stretchables Collection is designed to limit stress in the areas of the foot that are most susceptible to pain.
Joe Hofmeister took on a new role February 17 as CEO of Tamarack Habilitation Technologies, replacing company owner and founder J. Martin “Marty” Carlson, MS, CPO, FAAOP, who will maintain an active role at the Blaine, MN-based company as chief engineer.
Evanston, IL-based DM Systems launched a series of educational videos in February featuring its offloading boots for prevention or treatment of heel pressure ulcers.
Plainsboro, NJ-based Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation introduced its Titanium Bone Wedges for internal fixation of bone fractures or osteotomies in the foot and ankle at the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) 72nd Annual Scientific Conference, held February 27-March 2 in Orlando, FL.
The Owings Mills, MD-based Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) won for Best Use of Technology in Customer Service at the 2014 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service banquet held February 21 in Las Vegas.
Franklin, TN-based D1 Sports Holdings announced in February a partnership with OrthoCarolina, an orthopedic care provider with multiple locations in North Carolina and South Carolina, Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith, and two other National Football League athletes to open a D1 Sports Training facility in Matthews, a suburb of Charlotte, NC.
Researchers from the Cellular Biomedicine Group presented data on February 18 at the Stem Cell Summit in New York City supporting safety and efficacy of the company’s cell-based therapy for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
The US Food and Drug Administration gave Irvine, CA-based Ellipse Technologies clearance in February to market the latest generation of its adjustable intramedullary nail system for limb lengthening of the femur or tibia.
Members of the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS) on February 19 elected Kansas City Chiefs head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder, ATC, president of the professional organization, which represents National Football League (NFL) trainers.
Chronic stroke patients who can walk independently but retain gait deficits experience greater gains in both walking speed and quality with an overground walking intervention than with body-weight supported treadmill training (BWSTT), according to results of a pilot study epublished by Clinical Rehabilitation in February.
Orthotists report time and a lack of access to 3D motion analysis as barriers to tuning ankle foot orthosis–footwear combinations (AFO-FC), findings that demonstrate a need for better instruction and simplification of the practice, according to investigators who conducted a survey of UK clinicians.
A home exercise program produced modest improvements in physical function in patients who had already completed standard rehabilitation after hip fracture, according to a study published on February 19 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The best time to address fear of reinjury in athletes after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction may be between three and six months after surgery, according to research from the University of Florida presented in February at the annual Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association in Las Vegas.
Postural sway complexity can differentiate healthy young athletes from those who are still experiencing symptoms more than six weeks after suffering a concussion, while the standard sideline test for postconcussion postural stability cannot, according to research from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital presented in February at the annual Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Shortening step length and switching foot strike pattern both effectively decrease patellofemoral joint loading during running, according to research from East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, presented in February at the annual Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association.
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