Women who regularly wear high heels were found to have shorter calf muscle fibers and thicker, stiffer Achilles tendons than women who wear flat shoes, which could explain the discomfort reported by women who wear high heels when walking on…
Year: 2010
Study Reveals Doctors Notes to Patients
In “Open Notes: Doctors and Patients Signing On,” published in the July issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers speculate about the risks and rewards of making clinicians’ notes transparent to patients. “Opening documents that are often both highly…
Robert Stanton, MD Installed as AOSSM President
Robert A. Stanton, MD was installed as the 39th president of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) during the Society’s Annual Meeting in Providence, R.I, according to a press release. Stanton is the chairman and managing partner of…
Orthocare Innovations Receives R&D 100 Award
Orthocare Innovations has been selected by R&D Magazine to receive its R&D 100 Award. Orthocare Innovations received this award for its Galileo system, a novel approach for measuring, analyzing and reporting the function of persons who have experienced lower limb…
Rick Fleetwood Chosen as 2010 Arkansas’ Powerful Man of Philanthropy
Snell Prosthetic and Orthotic Laboratory acknowledged Rick Fleetwood for achieving Active Year’s Magazine’s 2010 Arkansas’ Powerful Man of Philanthropy, according to a press release. He has served locally, statewide and nationally in support of several organizations, and as a result…
Touch Bionics Wins International Business Award
Touch Bionics announced that it has won the award for the Most Innovative Company of the Year in Europe in the 2010 International Business Awards, according to a press release. Nicknamed the Stevie for the Greek word “crowned,” the awards…
Paddy Rossbach Youth Camp Draws 100 Campers
The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) has reached its goal to send 100 campers to its Paddy Rossbach Youth Camp in Clarksville, Ohio. More than $180,000 was raised by the ACA to send the children, 10-17 years of age, to…
Allied O&P Hosts OPAF Clinic
Allied Orthotics & Prosthetics of Mt. Laurel, N.J. once again hosted a First Swing/Learn to Golf Clinic at the Atlantic City Country Club. This is the third year in a row that Allied has hosted the clinic for their patients…
FDA Panel: Keep Rosiglitazone On the Market, But With More Warnings, Restrictions
An FDA advisory committee has recommended that rosiglitazone (Avandia, GlaxoSmithKline) stay on the U.S. market as a treatment option for patients with type 2 diabetes, but with restrictions on use and revised labeling that includes additional warnings about cardiovascular safety.…
Team Discovers Prediabetic Diagnostic Enzyme
Having discovered a dramatic increase of an easy-to-detect enzyme in the red blood cells of people with diabetes and pre-diabetes, Johns Hopkins scientists say the discovery could lead to a simple, routine test for detecting the subtle onset of the…