Lower Extremity Review
Some report more pain, some less – A significant percentage of avid runners have tried running in minimalist shoes, according to a recent survey-based study in which runners reported both positive and negative responses to making the switch in terms of pain and injury.
By Chris Klingenberg
Total Vein Systems, a Houston-based medical supply company, recently introduced Repel H2O, a waterproof limb protector. The waterproof product is designed to fit over bandages, dressings, casts, and therapeutic boots to…
Bionic Fitness introduces the AbStar Air, a versatile, simple-to-use alternative to the unwieldy exercise ball. The rounded-star design offers the benefits of an unstable surface for exercises involving the muscles of the lower extremities…
The Micro-Z II from Prizm Medical is a DC stimulator, from which the pulse-directed current penetrates deeply into the patient’s tissue bed to promote microcirculation and the reduction of edema, which encourages healing.
OPTP offers the second edition of Desk Pilates: Living Pilates Every Day by Angela Kneale. Desk Pilates is intended to increase movement, improve posture and alignment, deepen breathing patterns, and decrease muscle tension.
Doc’s Socks offers the new Reflexa Socks for patients with poor circulation, cold feet, and foot pain. Several styles are available for athletes, individuals seeking the antimicrobial properties of silver, and…
Allied OSI Labs continues to expand its line of over-the-counter, durable medical equipment (DME) products with Medicare-reimbursable crutches for in-office dispensing.
MegaComfort offers a complete range of ergonomic anti-fatigue insoles and orthotic devices for people employed in manufacturing, laboratory, warehouse, maintenance services, healthcare, construction, military, and retail industry settings.
Darco International announces an addition to its Peg Assist Offloading Insole family, the Peg Assist Walker Insole. The insole is composed of the same materials (Poron, Plastazote, and ethylene vinyl acetate) and is the…
Cast Relief by Dry Corp is a new aerosol spray designed to help relieve the itch and odor associated with wearing a lower extremity fiberglass cast.
MVI Footcare is the exclusive distributor of NuWave Antibacterial and Antifungal Nail Enamel. NuWave enamels include basecoat, topcoat, and matte styles, in 22 colors. Developed by two women podiatrists, NuWave enamels are…
Now available from JMS Plastics Supply is its new Black Volara 4E material. Volara is a closed cell foam that is designed not to absorb moisture, bacteria, or odors. Black Volara is stocked in 30″ x 36″ sheets and in…
Designed around the motto “Donning Made Easy,” Streifeneder USA has released the new Slide.fit donning aid for transfemoral prostheses. The gliding material offers diminished resistance, allowing the amputee to…
New from Spenco are Spenco Medics, adjustable replacement insoles featuring the company’s Total Support technology along with interchangeable heel and midfoot pods.
When Sigvaris North America launched its Midtown Microfiber hosiery line in 2014, it was the company’s first compression therapy collection designed exclusively for men in three compression levels.
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