Lower Extremity Review
Sensoria® Health has collaborated with Padula Rehabilitation Technologies to launch the NeurOpTrek™ powered by Sensoria, an innovative new wearable system designed to improve vision and help reduce the risk of falls. NeurOpTrek is a pioneering solution to assess and quantify center of mass dynamically and…
The Vero Ankle™ brace is an innovation designed to help ankle-injury patients rehabilitate and restore mobility and independence, while having the ability to reduce the incidence of acute ankle injuries. The brace combines cutting-edge materials, patent-protected design features, and over a century of…
The SQAIRZ Baseball Training Shoe allows players to maximize their ability to have foot-to-ground contact and optimize their kinetic energy transfer to the ball. In early studies at the Louisville Slugger Hitting Science Center, players were able to increase their exit velocity by an average of 2.6 mph when wearing the…
Nekkid Comfort® no-show socks leverage a superior hypoallergenic silicone oval that grips the back of the heel and y-gore construction that firmly hugs the bottom of the heel, so they stay in place, even during vigorous exercise. In addition to exceptional staying power, these socks feature a…
The Hamilton minimal tuxedo-toe Oxfo is designed to keep feet healthy, balanced, and moving comfortably. The shoe is not without compromises such as omitting a raised heel, potentially excluding it from certain formal venues. However, the overall profile of the shoe and leather construction more than compensates.
The SmartShot® microneedling device is a new option for ankle joint preservation that is shown to be 67% less disruptive to subchondral bone and provide improved healing compared to traditional marrow stimulation techniques. This marrow access device was designed specifically to…
Gradual Advance of Sleep-Wake Schedules Before an Eastward Flight and Phase Adjustment After Flight in Elite Cross-Country Mountain Bikers: Effects on Sleep and Performance.
If you have ever heard the song “Gravity” by John Mayer, you would be familiar with his lyrics, “Gravity is working against me, and gravity wants to bring me down.” So, what is this incredibly strong force called gravity that John Mayer is talking about? And how does it apply to every living organism on Earth?
By Philip Stotter, CEP
Biomechanics research is one of the more layered topics to digest, but it is necessary to keep up with if you want to improve your patient outcomes. Lately, the push has been for evidence-based medicine and that is an admirable goal. We must understand, however, that this goal is a work in progress.
By Ben Pearl, DPM
Strength and conditioning provision for young athletes offers unique challenges and opportunities for coaches. Periods of rapid and nonuniform growth in skeletal structures can result in temporary reductions in athletic performance and heightened injury risk.
A recent systematic literature review, published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, suggests there is strong evidence for a short-term increase in ankle dorsiflexion range of motion after a single application of foam rolling (FR) in a healthy population. Furthermore, some of the evidence suggests that FR may be a…
Orthopedic footwear is often prescribed to improve postural stability during standing and walking in individuals with Hereditary Motor Sensory Neuropathy. However, supporting evidence in the literature is scarce. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of orthopedic footwear on quiet standing balance, gait speed, spatiotemporal parameters…
Plantar heel pain (PHP) is a common cause of foot complaints, for which treatment with custom-made insoles is frequently applied. So far, few studies have investigated patient characteristics that predict response to these treatments. The aim of this secondary exploratory analysis was twofold; firstly, to identify patient characteristics that predict prognosis in…
Fear of falling (FoF) and frailty often go hand-in hand for today’s older adults. In particular, FoF can lead to a self-limitation of activities. Such limitations are then followed by further decline in physical capacities which may predispose to frailty. But the exact nature of the relationship between the 2 conditions has never been clearly delineated.
New SARS-CoV-2 variants continue to evolve and prolong the COVID-19 pandemic. The surface of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is covered with spike proteins. These latch onto ACE2 receptors on human cells, allowing the virus to enter and infect the cells. Mutations in spike allow the virus to evade the immune system as well as…
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