Month: October 2012

Even with access to health care, males in the military, particularly veterans, are in poorer health compared with civilian men, according to recent study results. Researchers evaluated data from the 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey of 53,000 veterans, 3,700…

Checklists used to assess risk factors such as wrist extension and motion repetition are valid tools for identifying work-related risk factors for musculoskeletal injuries, according to a recent study published in Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation. For…

Innovative treatments for individuals with spinal cord injuries can lead to significant functional improvements in patients and a higher quality of life, according to a series of rehabilitation studies published recently in the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. Most…

The Naval Medical Center San Diego’s Comprehensive Combat and Complex Casualty Care (C5) facility is expanding its prosthetic care unit. The $240,000 ongoing expansion includes space for two additional treatment rooms, a check-in area, storage space and a second set…

The Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics has extended its deadline for abstracts, papers and poster presentation submissions for its 2013 annual meeting to October 15. Some of the requested topics include clubfoot orthoses, limb salvage in the treatment of malignant…

Fillauer Companies Inc., promoted chief financial officer Jack Richmond to director of sales, according to a press release. Richmond has been with Fillauer since 1999. His most recent position was senior area sales manager, working with local, national and international…

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced the implementation of a pilot version of the Diabetes Prevention Program, a program aimed at reducing the number of veterans who develop the disease. Promoted nationally by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,…

Orthofeet Inc., announced the launch of its first direct-to-consumer website, according to a press release. The website offers a secure way to browse and purchase a wide variety of therapeutic shoes for men and women. The site also features educational…

A series of walking tests that used replicas of two ancient Egyptian artificial toes suggest that they could be the world’s first prosthetic body parts. Researchers from the gait laboratory at Salford University’s Centre for Rehabilitation and Human Performance Research,…

The University of Texas at El Paso is collaborating with LIMBS International to provide new research and educational opportunities for students. Lab space at the University of Texas at El Paso’s (UTEP’s) new biomedical engineering and bioinformatics building will house…