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May 2013
YogaToes Gems
YogaPro has introduced YogaToes Gems, a “lite” version of its original YogaToes footcare product. Like the original YogaToes, the Gems exercise and stretch foot muscles, which in turn helps improve foot posture. YogaToes Gems feature an under-toe lift bar that … Continue reading
May 2013
3D Camera System
Apis Footwear offers the cutting-edge Mt. Emey 3D camera system to help customers save time and money on custom foot orthosis fabrication. The Mt. Emey 3D camera system can send 3D data about the patient’s foot with a click of … Continue reading
May 2013
Locking Knees
Trulife introduces the new PC (polycentric) Friction Control Knee with Lock. The new SSK602L and SSK604L are Trulife’s latest locking knees. Lightweight and durable, they can be used either in a locked position or in free motion. Both prosthetic knees … Continue reading
May 2013
New Spenco Footwear
Spenco Medical Corporation has updated its Total Support footwear line and added two Siesta styles. The Siesta Vented features breathable air weave mesh panels and a suede heel pull; the Siesta Slide has a low-profile back so the shoe can … Continue reading
May 2013
Nova Precision Podiatry Drill
Algeos USA is proud to announce the launch of the Nova Precision A300xp Podiatry Drill in the US. The Nova Precision A300xp drill has a variable speed of up to 30,000 rpm and three memory storage settings for preferred revolution … Continue reading
May 2013
StrechCordz Dual Strap
StrechCordz from NZ Manufacturing now include a new dual stretch strap. The Stretch and Mobility Strap, with one strap made of nylon webbing connected to a stretch elastic strap, is designed for stretching that uses isometric contractions to improve flexibility. … Continue reading
May 2013
Turf Toe Steel Insoles
Aetna Felt Corporation offers Turf Toe Steel Insoles, for prevention and management of turf toe and other metatarsophalangeal joint injuries. The Turf Toe Steel Insoles are available in standard sizes, in half and full steel. The insoles are laser-cut spring … Continue reading
May 2013
Visco-Gel Toe Buddy
PediFix introduces the newest Visco-Gel foot protection product, the Toe Buddy, which gently separates and aligns crooked toes. Visco-Gel is the company’s proprietary Gel polymer material that cushions, protects, and conforms to foot contours. Designed like a “buddy splint,” the … Continue reading
May 2013
Sport Firm Foot Orthosis
The EZFit Sport Firm premolded foot orthosis, made in the USA, offers comfort and pain relief for many patients. The full-length design offers immediate support for pes planus and plantar fasciitis, and is also suitable for athletes who play high-impact … Continue reading
May 2013
Grip-Top Compression
The Sigvaris Cotton Series closed-toe calf compression products will now be available with a grip-top in two color options, black and crispa (a medium brown), for men and women. For patients with edema in the knee area, the new grip-top … Continue reading
May 2013
Trigger Point Grid Roller
The Grid from Trigger Point Performance is a self-therapy tool that can be used to massages aches and pains in the muscles or to achieve a total body strength workout. The design of this self-therapy tool features “distrodensity” zones that … Continue reading
May 2013
Lease-to-own Foot Scanner
ComfortFit Labs announces a new low-cost lease-to-own program for the company’s Tom-Cat in-office scanning systems. The Tom-Cat system provides an easy nine-second scan per foot, on-screen prescription form and data, and a no-mess casting system, with no need to send … Continue reading
May 2013
Clinicians come to aid of marathon victims
Lower extremity practitioners were among the first responders after two explosions ravaged the Boston Marathon last month, and are continuing to help heal the hundreds of victims who lost limbs or experienced other traumatic lower extremity injuries.
By Emily Delzell
May 2013
Study finds Dr. Comfort mobility shoe helps reduce knee adduction moment
Flat, flexible footwear sold by Mequon, WI-based Dr. Comfort is associated with significant reductions in knee adduction moment (KAM) in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to a small proof-of-principle study e-published on April 23 by Arthritis & Rheumatism. In … Continue reading
May 2013
Deal with OHI grows Frazier Healthcare
Seattle-based Frazier Healthcare announced last month its acquisition of Orthotic Holdings Inc (OHI), which is headquartered in Markham, Ontario. OHI is a holding company of Langer Biomechanics, based in Ronkonkoma, NY; Arizona AFO, located in Mesa; and The Orthotic Group … Continue reading
May 2013
OSU plans major sports medicine facility
A multimillion-dollar donation from a local family to The Ohio State University (OSU) in Columbus will fund construction of the largest dedicated sports medicine complex in the country, according to an April release from the university. The 140,000-square-foot facility will … Continue reading
May 2013
Campaign highlights Huntington patients
In recognition of May as Huntington Disease Awareness Month the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) has launched the Faces of Huntington’s Disease campaign. Each day in May, the campaign presents a different story from patients, caregivers, scientists, clinicians, advocates, … Continue reading
May 2013
Foundation taps new board members
The Pedorthic Foundation in May named two pedorthists to its board of directors, Matthew Mirones, CPed, CPO, and Anne Brussok, CPed. Mirones, a former president of the Pedorthic Footcare Association, has practiced orthopedic rehabilitation for more than 35 years, and … Continue reading
May 2013
Foot drop team gets into competition
Allard USA’s TeamUP—the first national team of people with foot drop—took part in its inaugural event in April at the BB&T Gate City Half Marathon and 8K in Greensboro, NC. Allard USA, headquartered in Rockaway, NJ, formed the eight-person team … Continue reading
May 2013
Hanger continues support of First Clinics
Hanger Clinic has signed on as a 2013 Bronze-level sponsor of the Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation (OPAF), the foundation announced in April. OPAF noted this sponsorship carries on a long tradition of support by Hanger since OPAF’s inception in … Continue reading
May 2013
Loose links Cortical data distinguish unstable ankles
A small study points to a “decoupling” effect between neurological and mechanical aspects of the ankle joint among some people with recurrent sprains and resultant functional ankle instability (FAI), reported investigators in a Journal of Sport Rehabilitation paper e-published on April 9.
May 2013
Study links concussion to increased incidence of lower extremity injury
College athletes who sustain a concussion are almost four times as likely as their counterparts who avoid the brain injury to subsequently injure lower extremity muscles, according to research presented at the 2013 American Medical Society for Sports Medicine conference held in April in San Diego.
May 2013
Benefits of bracing: Studies find improvement in pain, gait
Studies presented at the 2013 World Congress on Osteoarthritis, held in April in Philadelphia, provide more evidence that knee bracing can improve pain and gait mechanics in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA)—improvements that are magnified with increased wear time.
May 2013
Nonoperated knee remains vulnerable after unilateral total joint arthroplasty
Unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) does not reduce loading in the nonoperated knee, and the resulting asymmetry may help explain why many patients end up undergoing TKA in the contralateral knee within 10 years of the initial procedure, according to an Israeli study presented at the 2013 World Congress on Osteoarthritis.
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