Month: September 2014

Health care teams must increase their vigilance in preparing for events for physically challenged athletes, with plans to handle issues such as skin breakdown, thermoregulation problems, dehydration, autonomic dysreflexia, infections, orthotic and prosthetic issues and psychiatric comorbidities, according to a…

Instead of reducing plantar loading during jumping and landing, use of a rigid carbon graphite footplate among healthy active participants increased the load under the lateral column of the foot, according to study results published in Gait & Posture. “Metatarsal…

The economic downturn accounts for 70% of the reduction in the rate of growth of health care spending.

The nonoperative treatment is a potential alternative to conventional socket arm prostheses.

After transfemoral amputation, patients with longer residual limbs experienced a faster self-selected walking velocity compared with patients with shorter residual limbs, according to study results published in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. “Although the relationship between energy expenditure and the…

Collegiate cyclist and triple amputee Moise Brutus embraces life by pushing his limits.

Repetition is key to make marketing efforts stick.

By undergoing peer support training, amputees can give back to the community by helping new amputees and family members cope.

Transtibial amputation was a setback, not a life sentence, for a San Diego police detective and CrossFit enthusiast.

Amputees treated in inpatient rehabilitation facilities experienced better long-term clinical outcomes compared with amputees who were treated in skilled nursing facilities, according to a recent report conducted by Dobson DaVanzo & Associates LLC. “There is a difference in the intensity…