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Turf Toe Steel Insoles

May 22, 2013

Aetna Felt Corporation offers Turf Toe Steel Insoles, for prevention and management of turf toe and other metatarsophalangeal joint injuries.

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Visco-Gel Toe Buddy

May 22, 2013

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 Toe Buddy features a soft spacer that gently separates toes to relieve interdigital irritation

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Sport Firm Foot Orthosis

May 22, 2013

The EZFit Sport Firm premolded foot orthosis, made in the USA, offers comfort and pain relief for many patients.

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Grip-Top Compression

May 22, 2013

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.

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Lease-to-own Foot Scanner

May 22, 2013

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 casts to the lab. The lease is directly with ComfortFit (no third-party leasing company), requires a $425 down payment, and comes with a two-year warranty

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Clinicians come to aid of marathon victims

May 22, 2013

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 Lower extremity clinicians helped save lives at the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings, which killed three and injured 264, and now are at victims’ sides as they begin to recover. Podiatrist Kirk Neustrom, DPM, was back in Boston for his 19th year as a volunteer in the marathon’s medical tent, which was located just around the corner from the finish line.

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Study finds Dr. Comfort mobility shoe helps reduce knee adduction moment

May 22, 2013

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 addition, after six months of wearing the experimental shoe, participants were able to sustain a KAM reduction even when they shed their mobility shoes, according to the study

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Deal with OHI grows Frazier Healthcare

May 22, 2013

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 in Markham. The deal includes placing Frazier operating partner Ivan “Van” Sabel at the head of OHI as its new chief executive officer (CEO).

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Microfracture surprises tarnish the experience

May 14, 2013

U.S. orthopedic surgeons perform more than 25,000 microfractures annually, making the procedure the most common marrow-­stimulating technique used for repair of the cartilage defects that often affect active individuals.1 Although microfracture is a single-stage, low-cost intervention that requires only surgical time and common surgical tools, it requires a lengthy rehabilitation and comes with other challenges, such as limited durability and less than optimal return-to-sport rates. And, for many patients, the procedure also comes as a complete surprise.

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Barefoot running can cause injuries, too

April 30, 2013

When Dr. Douglas Brown, a radiologist in Orem, Utah, noticed an uptick recently in the number of barefoot runners he was seeing with heel and foot problems, he wondered if there might be a connection between their unshod training and their sore feet.

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