Year: 2013

Running shoes with a heavy cushioned heel may alter running biomechanics in adolescents, according to research presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in Chicago. The study included 12 adolescent competitive athletes. Each participant ran…

Vitamin D supplementation may be effective in improving skeletal muscle function as well as muscle efficiency, according to recent study results. The findings may explain the physical fatigue commonly experienced by patients with vitamin D deficiency. Researchers from Newcastle University,…

A diabetes prevention program led by community health workers was shown to effectively reduce blood glucose and potentially reduce diabetes over the long term, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The study included 301…

On Sat., April 27, the Amputee Coalition will celebrate Limb Loss Awareness Month by launching Show Your Mettle Day. Inspired by blogger Peggy Chenoweth, who began a movement in 2011 to raise awareness about living well with limb loss, amputees…

Össur will host more than 30 accredited Power Knee symposia for prosthetists around the United States throughout 2013. According to a press release, the half-day symposia are being led by Össur’s clinical, technical and reimbursement faculty and are open to…

The Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation (OPAF) welcomes Renee Knight Woodberry as a new board member. Woodberry has a bachelor’s degree from Francis Marion University and brings an outside perspective to OPAF as an orthotic patient as well as a…

NHIC, Corp., a Jurisdiction A Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractor (DME MAC A), released the results of a widespread prepayment complex review of lower limb prostheses HCPCS codes billed with a K3 functional level modifier and components/additions provided, which…

Individuals with high levels of job burnout experienced a significantly higher risk of developing coronary heart disease compared with individuals with low levels of burnout, according to recent study results. More than 8,800 healthy employed men and women were examined…

Sen. Dick Durbin announced that he would be introducing two bills aimed at providing the best medical care to wounded warriors. The Wounded Warrior Work Force Enhancement Act and the Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act will help integrate the latest…

Medially wedged foot orthoses had little effect on running biomechanics, according to a study published in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics. The study included 20 women with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) and 20 women without PFPS. The researchers first measured…