Lower Extremity Review
MD Americas offers a new hygiene product designed to help sanitize and deodorize the skin wrapped in an orthopedic cast. The Sani-Cast kit includes a reusable medical-grade 21” easy-reach applicator and 36 premoistened disposable cleansing pads. Patients simply attach...
CosySoles offers microwaveable slippers to relieve cold feet in patients whose circulation is compromised by conditions such as arthritis, muscular dystrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Raynaud’s disease, scleroderma, lupus, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, cerebral...
The Powerstep ProTech Custom Post from Stable Step allows for quick and simple adjustments with heel posts or heel lifts to easily create a customized orthotic product. Each full length polypropylene orthotic shell with an EVA base, Poron top layer, and antimicrobial...
For athletes looking for the best of both worlds, the Excel lace-up brace from Active Ankle provides the comfort and mobility of a lace-up with support and security of a “tape job” at an inexpensive price point. A circumferential strap provides stability and the...
Archmolds has introduced the Ultimate, a new heat-moldable custom insole offering up to twice the support of the company’s other heat moldable insoles. The Ultimate is designed to prevent foot, leg, hip, or back pain while enhancing comfort and performance through...
The Advantage Neoprene Hinged Knee Brace provides support for patients with weak or injured knees that require medial and lateral support without restricting mobility. This product is now available in sizes small through extra-large and may be dispensed by orthopedic...
Topical BioMedics offers health and wellness gift sets featuring Topricin pain relief and health cream or Topricin Foot Therapy Cream. The gift sets, designed for a variety of budgets and lifestyles, also feature natural soaps, handmade candles, foot reflexology...
The Webly Zap ankle brace from Hely & Weber features a construction of supportive ballistic nylon with non-stretch and non-fraying straps that is designed to replicate taping. Uses include play, rehabilitation, and competitive athletics. Ankle control is provided...
Health Enterprises offers two new hot and cold therapy products: TheraToes and TheraPed, which have been awarded the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) Seal of Acceptance. Either Therma gel product can be heated in the microwave for targeted heat therapy or...
The new Raize Ankle/Foot system from Hosmer utilizes dual microprocessors to control a hydraulic ankle coupled to a composite foot platform. The Raize constantly monitors data from multiple sensors in the ankle to maintain stability in changing environments, including...
The new AFO Scanning Table from BioSculptor Corporation allows users to scan the plantar and dorsal surfaces of a patient’s foot while maintaining the lower leg in a neutral position. This scanning table has acrylic lasting boards of three different heights to...
Breg has released the Ultra Zoom, a full season performance ankle brace that is lightweight and flexible for daily wear yet sturdy enough to reinforce, support, and protect during athletic activities. The Ultra Zoom is designed for prevention of ankle injuries using...
On February 27 South Dakota Gov Dennis Daugaard signed House Bill 1183, legislation promoted by the South Dakota Physical Therapy Association (SDPTA) that reduces out-of-pocket expenses for patients. HB 1183 limits the amount health insurers can charge patients for...
Orthopedic surgeons at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD, recently performed the first tibial implantation in North America using a novel externally controllable internal limb lengthening system. Shawn Standard, MD, head of pediatric orthopedics at Sinai’s International...
Warren Potash’s recently released book, They’re Not Boys: Safely Training the Adolescent Female Athlete, is designed to help teenaged female athletes and their parents understand that young women who participate in athletics have a higher risk of injury. Potash also...
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