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These authors found a dose-response relation between body mass index and the clinical consequences of knee osteoarthritis. High physical activity level was associated with low BMI and contributes to preventing the clinical consequences of KOA.
By Benjamin Raud, Chloé Gay, Candy Guiguet-Auclair, Armand Bonnin, Laurent Gerbaud, Bruno Pereira, Martine Duclos, Yves Boirie, and Emmanuel Coudeyre
Three-dimensional (3D) printing is revolutionizing every field it has touched, and orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) is no different. From a business perspective, adjusting a long-standing workflow to incorporate new technology is always daunting.
By Rich Dubin, Publisher and CEO
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is a progressive disease caused by a breakdown of joint cartilage and ultimately, the underlying bone. The cartilage of a joint can become thin, cracked, and frayed, allowing the bones of the knee to rub together, which can lead to pain, inflammation, and stiffness.
By Keith Loria and Janice T. Radak
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has updated its guideline on oral and topical treatments for painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN). The revised guideline, which was published in the journal Neurology and updates the 2011 AAN guideline, has been endorsed by the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine.
Wound healing as a clinical specialty has evolved over the past 2 decades. The importance of wound care research in this emerging area of medicine cannot be overstated. Wound care research must continue to be conducted to facilitate the development of effective treatment protocols for...
By Windy Cole, DPM, CWSP
Parkinson’s is a progressive disease of the nervous system marked by tremor, stiffness, slow movement and balance problems. Exercise and physical activity can improve many motor and non-motor Parkinson’s symptoms.
Community engagement, the collaboration between university and community groups, strengthens the connections and the cooperation between these groups. It enables university faculty and students to enhance the quality of life in the community by bringing their knowledge and skills to...
By Paul DeVita, PhD, and Friends
DARCO International, Huntington, WV, and Sensoria® Health, Redmond, WA, have partnered to jointly develop smart diabetic footwear that is powered by mobile and cloud patient monitoring technology, to deliver remote patient monitoring–connected podiatry solutions to...
The open-source, artificially intelligent prosthetic leg designed by researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M) will be brought to the research market by Humotech, a Pittsburgh-based assistive technology company. The goal of the collaboration is to speed the development of...
MolecuLight, Toronto, Canada, and Pittsburgh, PA, which provides point-of-care fluorescence imaging technology for real-time detection of wounds containing elevated bacterial loads, announced that it has received $10M USD in structure debt from SWK Holdings to support...
Össur, Reykjavik, Iceland, announced that president and CEO Jon Sigurdsson will retire from his position after serving the company for 26 years. The company’s board of directors has appointed Össur CFO Sveinn Sölvason to succeed as president and CEO...
A research team led by Lim Chwee Teck, PhD, from the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthtech), in collaboration with clinical partners from Singapore General Hospital...
A team of University of Arizona (UArizona) researchers has developed an ultra-thin wireless device that grows to the surface of bone and could someday help physicians monitor bone health and healing over long periods. The devices are called osseosurface electronics.
Running-related injuries (RRIs) are a pervasive menace that can interrupt or end the participation of recreational runners in this healthy physical activity. To date, no satisfactory treatment has been developed to prevent RRIs.
