Advocates Gather to Support Texas Bills to Improve Access to Orthotics
O&P companies and advocates in Texas support key state bills to expand Medicaid coverage and improve access to orthotics and prosthetics.
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Foot Levelers Celebrates 70th Anniversary of Innovations in Custom Orthotics
Foot Levelers celebrates its 70th anniversary with a look at the company’s impressive achievements and exciting developments for the future.
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Step with Power and Confidence with This Stroke Rehab Device
Engineers have developed a lightweight, motorless device that can be attached to an ankle foot orthosis (AFO) and aid stroke patients in their rehabilitation, improving their walking and preventing falls.
Innovation Powers Up Possibilities for the PT Clinic
A showcase of products inspired by the spirit of innovation and built to help physical therapists support treatment that is truly patient centered. This feature appears in the October/November 2019 issue of Physical Therapy Products.
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A Walk on the Wired Side
Three physical therapists from Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals share vignettes about how robotic technologies helped advance patients toward their rehab goals, in this feature that appears in the October/November issue of Physical Therapy Products.
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Walkasins Maker RxFunction Adds Hebrew SeniorLife to walk2Wellness Study
RxFunction, creator of Walkasins, has expanded its walk2Wellness study to include researchers at Hebrew SeniorLife, with enrollment of its first participant completed recently.
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New Website Offers Insoles for Foot Health and Pain Relief
The recently launched insoles.com website — run by FootHealth, a family-owned company that includes three Board Certified Pedorthists — provides insoles designed to offer support and pain relief.
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Optimizing Outpatient Stroke Rehab
Patient-centered care, a multi-disciplinary team, and technology play key roles in getting the best results. A Physical Therapy Products feature by Kelley Limbauan, PT, DPT.
Read MoreBraces & Orthoses – Product Guide 2019
This category details the many custom-fit and off-the-shelf braces and orthoses options available designed to help physical therapists treat lower-extremity injuries.
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A Step Ahead
Polly Swingle, PT, GCS, CEEAA, and Brian Paulson, CPO, explain the causes, symptoms, and effective therapeutic treatments for foot drop in this feature article.
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Insole Versus Custom Made Orthosis—What is the Difference?
Foot Management Inc offers advice regarding the bells and whistles of insoles or custom made foot orthotics.
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Portable Orthotic Scanner and New Orthotic Material Now Available from Foot Management
Foot Management Inc, Pittsville, Md, offers two new advancements: the E-Z-Scan orthotic scanner and performance graphite orthotic material.
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Allard USA Carbon Fiber Orthotic Carries TeamUP Members to Boston Marathon Finish Line
Despite partial paralysis and extreme weather conditions, members of TeamUP—a national team of athletes comprised of those who wear the dynamic response carbon fiber orthotic device made by Allard USA—completed the 2018 Boston Marathon.
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Heel Pain Sufferers: Avoid These Six Mistakes When Seeking Relief
Are you experiencing heel pain? According to Dr Ed Davis, a podiatrist based in San Antonio, there are six questions you should ask yourself when seeking treatment to avoid mistakes along the way.
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Heel Defender Inserts Engineered to Tackle Heel Pain
Now available are Heel Defender shoe orthotics, designed to help manage pathologies that cause heel pain.
Read MoreProduct Guide 2018 — Braces & Orthoses
The Braces & Orthoses section of the Physical Therapy Products Product Guide (April/May 2018) provides an overview of important options for fit and support for off-the-shelf and custom products.
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Controlling Foot Drop
A partnership between the patient, physical therapist, physician, and orthotist is key to finding the right product. A feature for Physical Therapy Products by Uzo Igwegbe, PT, MPT.
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G&W Heel Lift Celebrates 50th Anniversary
For the past 50 years, G&W Heel Lift Inc has been supplying custom-made heel lifts and foot lifts to healthcare professionals and their patients as an aid for people struggling with back pain and mobility issues caused by leg deficiency.
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