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Lower Extremity Review
AOPA honors advocates, student O&P poster winners at National Assembly
The Washington, DC-based American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA) on October 9 recognized the three recipients of its Ralph R. “Ronney” Snell Legislative Advocacy Award at its National Assembly in San Antonio, TX.
Delcam division is now Autodesk Footwear
Birmingham, UK-based Delcam announced in September the renaming of its Delcam Orthotic Insole Solutions division to Autodesk Footwear.
FootcareXpress sponsors USA Rugby
Miami, FL-based FootcareXpress reported in September its new partnership with USA Rugby. The company is supporting the USA Rugby teams as they play in this month’s 2015 World Cup and prepare for the 2016 Summer…
Rehab Systems, OPAF host golf clinics
Rehab Systems Orthotics and Prosthetics and the Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation (OPAF) in September hosted First Swing Learn to Golf clinics in Boise and Twin Falls, ID, where the company has facilities.
Fillauer opens new manufacturing facility
The Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce proclaimed October 1 Fillauer Day and hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at the company’s new manufacturing facility in the Tennessee city.
Society works to raise gout awareness
The Gout & Uric Acid Education Society (GUAES) in September released a series of four educational brochures to raise awareness of the serious complications of gout, including heart and kidney disease, diabetes, and stroke.
Biom relaunches its brand as BionX
Bedford, MA-based iWalk, also known as Biom, on September 29 unveiled its new name, BionX, and logo during a presentation at the Ladenburg Thalmann Healthcare Conference in New York City.
AlterG contest celebrates PT month
Fremont, CA-based AlterG is celebrating October’s National Physical Therapy month with its PT of the Month contest. Go to learn.alterg.com/pt-month by October 23 to nominate a physical therapist.
Out on a limb: Smoke signals
My grandmother smoked for decades, and although she did eventually succeed in quitting, she still spent the last few years of her life linked to an oxygen tank. And as a medical journalist, I’m very familiar with the long list of health-related disadvantages of smoking…
Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
Joint-friendly floors: Novel surface softens ballet landings
It’s no surprise that ballet dancers, who spend hours rehearsing high impact jumps, experience a high incidence of lower extremity injuries. A new study, however, shows that dancers can reduce loading on lower extremity joints and…
By Robyn Parets
Hip hop study finds excessive joint angles that could affect injury risk
Excessive peak angles in weightbearing joints during hip hop dance may contribute to lower extremity injuries in this population, according to a September 2015 study published in Medical Problems of Performing Artists.
By Jordana Bieze Foster
Textured insoles worn outside of dance class may improve ankle proprioception
Wearing textured insoles during nonclass time is associated with improved ankle proprioception in ballet dancers, according to research from the University of Canberra in Australia.
By Jordana Bieze Foster
Eccentric and effective: Protocol lowers hamstring reinjury risk
Research epublished in September by the Journal of Sport Rehabilitation supports the use of eccentric strengthening at long muscle lengths for preventing recurrent hamstring injuries.
By Chris Klingenberg
Supervised exercise for claudication may benefit men more than women
Supervised exercise therapy for intermittent claudication is more effective in men than in women, according to research from the Netherlands that suggests gender-specific interventions may be appropriate in this population.
By Jordana Bieze Foster
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