Orthotics/Prosthetics

• Lace-Up Ankle Braces Reduce Injury Rate in High School Football Players

• January 11, 2012
• A recent study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine found that the rate of ankle injuries in high school football players was reduced when...More »

• Clinical News Perspective

• Orthoses Provide Greater Improvement in AKP Than Wait-and-See Approach

• O&P Business News, January 2012
• In-shoe foot orthoses provide greater improvements in clinically diagnosed anterior knee pain than a wait-and-see approach, according to results of a...More »

• Foot Traffic

• Hooked on Helping People

• O&P Business News, October 2011
• Laurie Sullivan, CPed, jokes that her path to a pedorthics career began with divine intervention.
  An ex-advertising executive, she and her husband, John,...More »

• Postcasting Orthotic Protocol Retooling Could Improve Ponseti Technique Success Rates

• O&P Business News, October 2011
• Success rates in treatment with the Ponseti technique can be improved through a reevaluation of the postcasting orthotic protocol, according to...More »

• Study: Hinged Brace Had No Effect in Medial Collateral Ligament Recovery

• September 29, 2011
• DUBLIN — Using a hinged brace after treating medial collateral ligament injuries had no effect in returning function in range of motion, according to a...More »

• Survey Shows Experts’ Suggestions for Best Shoes

• O&P Business News, Fall 2011
• Despite the availability of many different brands of athletic and dress shoes, orthopedic and ankle surgeons commonly recommend a select few, reflective...More »

• Offloading Device Reduces Incidence of Heel Pressure Ulcers

• O&P Business News, Fall 2011
• Complete offloading using devices such as the Heelift Suspension Boot (DM Systems) reduced heel pressure ulcers in patients with post-hip fractures and...More »

• Postcasting Orthotic Protocol Retooling Could Improve Ponseti Technique Success Rates

• August 26, 2011
• Success rates in treatment with the Ponseti technique can be improved through a reevaluation of the postcasting orthotic protocol, according to...More »

• Meeting News Coverage Perspective

• More Research Necessary to Guide Orthotic Care of Torticollis

• O&P Business News, August 2011
• Torticollis, also known as the shortening of the sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM), is typically correctable with early diagnosis and therapeutic...More »

• Use of Shoe Orthotics Showed Benefit in Reducing Low Back Pain

• O&P Business News, August 2011
• Use of shoe orthotics for 6 weeks reduced chronic low back pain and discomfort in patients, according to results of a pilot study published in the Journal...More »

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