Waco, TX-based Spenco Medical Corporation in July announced that four of its executives have purchased the company’s foot­wear and Silicore assets in the wake of the sale of its insole and 2nd Skin first aid lines to Durham, NC-based Implus.

Parsippany, NJ-based Fidia Pharma USA’s injectable viscoelastic gel significantly improves knee osteoarthritis (OA) pain for up to a year in patients younger than 40 years, according to data presented July 7 at the annual meeting of the…

McKinney, TX-based Erchonia reported in July that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510(k) marketing clearance to its low-level laser for onychomycosis.

Cleveland, OH-based Acor Orthopaedic recently launched Acor Prime, a simplified system for ordering its products that includes free shipping both ways and a free STS sock with each gauntlet or Richie brace order.

Össur reported on July 22 that, after a two-day consensus symposium sponsored by the Foothill Ranch, CA-based company, an expert panel has published clinical treatment protocols for three subgroups of patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Basking Ridge, NJ-based Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals announced August 1 that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had given the nod to its abobotulinum­toxinA injection for treatment of…

The American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) scientific journal, Physical Therapy, in June published guidelines for providing safe and effective exercise interventions for children with obesity.

Orthopedic surgeon Raymond Pellicore, MD, died July 17 at age 97. His philosophy and compassionate approach to the treatment of people with limb loss and orthopedic problems lives on in the archives of the…

The US House Energy and Commerce Committee on July 13 unanimously passed the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act (H.R. 921), according to the Carrollton, TX-based National Athletic Trainers’ Association, which has worked to get Congress to…

Deerfield Beach, FL-based Zion Market Research predicted in a report issued July 27 that the global foot orthotic insoles market, valued at $2.637 billion in 2015, will reach $3.678 billion by 2021, growing at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of around 5.6% between 2016 and 2021.

Josh White, DPM, cofounder of Milford, CT-based SafeStep and VP of its parent company, OHI, headquartered in Ronkonkoma, NY, on July 24 finished his second Ironman competition.

Data presented in July show Austin, TX-based Topical Gear’s wearable neuromuscular (WNM) device may help reduce anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk in young female soccer players.

The Rockaway, NJ-based Dralla Foundation in July released the names of its 2016 grant recipients. The awards fund events for children and adults with physical challenges.