Lower Extremity Review
Comrad Socks recently unveiled its latest innovation, the Infrared Recovery Compression Socks. The infrared-infused fabric absorbs natural heat and reflects infrared energy back into the body, easing muscle fatigue and reducing swelling. This advanced feature not only provides users with…
Lavior Pharma’s Diabetic Hydrogel Wound Dressing and Diabetic First Aid Gel plant-based creams are rapid-healing creams, developed from groundbreaking wound care research. They are endorsed by the American Diabetes Association. The company’s extensively researched medicinal botanical genus, Inula, and…
Although it is known that resistance training can be as effective as stretch training to increase joint range of motion, to date no comprehensive meta-analysis has investigated the effects of resistance training on range of motion with all its potential affecting variables.
Hello Biomechanists Worldwide… As we prepare for National Biomechanics Day (NBD) April 3,2024, we thought a recap of last year’s event in order. National Biomechanics Day 2023 celebrated our Breakthrough Science for the eighth consecutive year in 15 countries around the world. Some of our new national friends include Marcus Tilp and Hans Kainz at the University of…
By Paul DeVita, PhD; Lisa MacFadden, PhD; and Felipe Carpes, PhD
Nutritional interventions for reducing the signs and symptoms of exercise-induced muscle damage and accelerate recovery in athletes: current knowledge, practical application and future perspectives..
As I stuffed the old water aerobic shoes into the recycle bag, I felt terrible pangs of sadness, like losing a friend who had endured a long journey with me. I’d been through a lot in those shoes. I lost 40 pounds in those shoes.
By Janice T. Radak, Editor
Growing up playing sports, I would hear coaches call some kids “injury prone.” Now that I have my doctorate in physical therapy and work as a youth sports physical therapist, I have a different perspective on what it means to be “injury prone.” It is not just a coincidence, nor are the forces of the universe conspiring to end a child’s potential…
By Jay Blumberg, PT, DPT
As medical use of cannabis becomes more common in the treatment of chronic pain, these researchers wanted to better understand the patient perspective of this therapy. Based on semi-structured interviews with 13 chronic pain patients at a hospital-based clinic in Ontario, Canada, patients reported reduced pain…
Researchers from McGill University and Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research in Montreal, Canada, took on the task of examining the ethical considerations physicians face when patients admit to cannabis-impaired driving. As of October 2018, dried forms of cannabis became legal in Canada for adults age 18 and older, and…
As a widely prescribed anti-diabetic drug, metformin (MTF) has been receiving novel attention for its analgesic potential. In the study of the complex etiology of neuropathic pain (NeP), male and female individuals exhibit quite different responses characterized by higher pain sensitivity and greater NeP incidence in women.
Carotid atherosclerosis is the leading cause of ischemic stroke. Carotid intima–media thickness (cIMT) is a validated surrogate marker of atherosclerosis that is independently associated with the risk for cardiovascular disease. It’s presence in the general population has been well documented, with one study showing that…
A unique collaboration between imaging science, vascular medicine, and rehabilitation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is transforming the diagnosis and treatment of lipedema, a debilitating, abnormal deposition of fatty tissue that afflicts an estimated 17 million women in the United States.
Hunting is a popular activity in the United States (US). In 2020, over 15 million hunting licenses were sold in the US, with approximately 4.6% of the US population issued a hunting license that year.1 However, injuries due to firearms and other weapons may occur while hunting. Research using data from the Inter-University Consortium for…
By Mathias B. Forrester, BS
Plantar warts have plagued humans for thousands of years, but newer therapies, including immunotherapy and microwave treatments, offer promise in improving therapeutic outcomes for these frustrating challenges. Warts and verrucae are benign growths occurring in the skin and mucous membranes due to infection with various strains of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).
By Ivan Bristow, PhD, FFPM, RCPS (Glasg)
We all know that several of the things we’ve been doing for years to treat plantar warts are just not that effective. It’s frustrating for the patients and it’s frustrating for us as clinicians. So we have to think outside the box. And that’s what got me interested in learning more about microwave therapy for this everyday condition that…
By Robert Conenello, DPM, FACFAS
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