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Management of Achilles tendinopathy in runners
Achilles tendinopathy is a common lower extremity injury in athletes as well as nonathletes. The Achilles tendon is often a site of injury in runners and is the second-most common running-related musculoskeletal injury, after medial tibial stress syndrome, with an incidence of 9.1% to 10.9%.1 The...On : 03-Oct-2016- Source : Lower Extremity Review -
Pregnancy and gait From foot pain to fall prevention
Researchers are investigating how changes during pregnancy may affect the lower extremities in the long term, as well as ways to treat and prevent these issues.On : 03-Oct-2016- Source : Lower Extremity Review -
What Recent Studies Reveal About Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Fractures
I was interested to read two articles on proximal fifth metatarsal fractures in NBA and NFL players. Both articles were published this year, providing the most up-to-date approaches for Zone 2 and 3 fractures.On : 03-Oct-2016- Source : Podiatry Today -
Improved function seen longterm after ankle fracture fixation
Few patients who underwent ankle fracture fixation experienced pain or had restricted function and many patients had improved long-term functional scores, despite the presence of radiographic arthritis, according to results with more than a decade of follow-up.On : 03-Oct-2016- Source : Healio -
Lower pressure time integral slightly associated with increased first metatarsophalangeal pain
R e c e n t l y p u b l i s h e d r e s u l t s s h o w e d a n i n c r e a s e d p r e v a l e n c e o f f r e q u e n t f i r s t m e t a t a r s o p h a l a n g e a l p a i n a t t h e h a l l u x a n d s e c o n d m e t a t a r s a l w a s m o d e s t l y ...On : 03-Oct-2016- Source : Healio -
Heel Pain Exercises to Help with Plantar Fasciitis
Walking, running, and jumping put a lot of pressure on the feet. Although the feet can take a lot of force, the pressure can take its toll and heel pain can develop.On : 03-Oct-2016- Source : Medical News Today -
Plantar pressures are higher in cases with diabetic foot ulcers compared to controls despite a longer stance phase duration
The researchers motive behind this study was to survey if plantar pressures were higher in patients with active plantar diabetic foot ulcers (cases) compared to diabetic patients without a foot ulcer history (diabetes controls) and people without diabetes or a foot ulcer history (healthy controls).On : 03-Oct-2016- Source : MD Linx -
Ultrasonographic examination of plantar fasciitis a comparison of patient positions during examination
The aim of the study was to investigate if ultrasound examination in a supine position, which is more comfortable than the prone position, is valid.On : 03-Oct-2016- Source : Journal of Foot and Ankle Research -
Study Autolocking prosthetic knee joint more efficient than weightactivated brake joint
There are functional and biomechanical differences between weight-activated brake and automatic stance-phase lock prosthetic knee joint mechanisms, according to data presented here at the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association National AssemblyOn : 03-Oct-2016- Source : Healio -
Researchers find pivot apprehension test effective in cases with ACL deficiency
R e s e a r c h e r s f r o m t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m h a v e v a l i d a t e d a n d c o n f i r m e d t h e r e p r o d u c i b i l i t y o f t h e p i v o t a p p r e h e n s i o n t e s t , a k n e e t e s t l i k e t h e p i v o t s h i f t ...On : 03-Oct-2016- Source : Healio