lower extremity review

New Spenco Footwear

May 22, 2013

Spenco Medical Corporation has updated its Total Support footwear line and added two Siesta styles.

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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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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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Campaign highlights Huntington patients

May 22, 2013

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, and other members of the Huntington community. To learn more, contact Fred Taubman at ftaubman@hdsa.org or 212/242-1968, extension 229.

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Foundation taps new board members

May 22, 2013

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 is cofounder, along with his father, of Arimed Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics in New York City

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Hanger continues support of First Clinics

May 22, 2013

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 1995

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Poststroke bone changes in patients who use AFOs

May 21, 2013

The medical literature suggests that changes in bone density and other bone characteristics after stroke persist after patients have regained ambulatory status.

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Ready Patient One: Exer-gaming for rehabilitation

May 7, 2013

Video games and health improvements typically do not go hand in hand. Most games require just mental focus and a pair of opposable thumbs, and results are usually limited to entertainment and satisfaction

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