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Snake Bites to the Lower Extremity Reported to U.S. Emergency Departments
Background: Thousands of snake bites occur in the U.S. each year. Venomous snake bites can produce serious adverse effects, and even bites from nonvenomous snakes may cause adverse effects. Snake bites are often treated at hospital emergency departments (EDs). The objective of this study was to describe snake bites to the lower extremity treated at US hospital EDs.
By Mathias B. Forrester, BS
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Stress fracture factors guide orthotic choices
Stress fractures are generally thought to occur due to a multitude of factors. These include age and activity level (those under age 24 experience most such injuries, probably during high-intensity athletics and military service); gender (women are at higher risk, partly as a result of endocrine issues); and training (or overtraining) while wearing inadequate footwear.
Likely link in patellofemoral conditions
ike other common multifactorial conditions, patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) can be frustrating to treat. Contributing factors may include overuse, malalignment, muscular dysfunction, microtrauma, or a combination; multimodal treatment regimens are popular for relieving immediate symptoms.
CAD-CAM’s features help win O&P converts
Shane Coltrain, CPO, knows computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) as well as anyone in his field. That’s because he’s been using it for about eight years, gaining experience with the tool every day while so many of his industry colleagues remain resistant to make the technological leap.
Practice Tactics: Efforts to boost morale pay off in productivity
With so many factors outside of the control of practitioners and practice managers, it’s becoming increasingly important to focus energy and resources on the areas that are well within your ability to influence.
By Jason Kraus
Partial foot amputation: Pedorthic management
Patients with diabetes who have undergone partial foot amputation are vulnerable to reulceration. Footwear, orthotic devices, and partial foot prostheses can reduce risk while improving function.
By Erick Janisse, CPed, CO, and Dennis Janisse, CPed
Yoga helps target falls, fears in older patients
Yoga can help improve balance and increase confidence in older adults who are at risk for fall-related injury. The key to successful outcomes is to modify traditional poses in ways that accommodate both physical limitations and fears in this patient population.
By Arlene Schmid, PhD, OTR
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