Dear There are many options out there for the prevention and treatment of heel pressure ulcers. In the past, we've focused primarily on showing you how our Heelift® Suspension Boot offloads the heel while cradling the lower leg. A little over a year ago, we introduced a new member of the Heelift family, the Heelift® AFO. Designed as a softer, safer solution to foot drop and plantar fasciitis that also offloads the heel, we were happy to see that some facilities have begun to use the Heelift AFO as an offloading boot. Because patients are able to ambulate on the Heelift AFO, and get the heavy duty foot drop support that the brace provides while still offloading the heel, the Heelift AFO may be a good option for your patients that would benefit from heel pressure relief.
Our featured article this month is a few years old, but provides a good overview of the kinds of equipment that are available to clinicians in the fight against heel pressure ulcers. The fact that it mentions our Heelift Suspension Boot is just a bonus, though you'll have to excuse the dated picture. We constantly make improvements to the Heelift, so if you haven't seen one lately, you might be surprised.
No matter which of our products you are interested in, please do not hesitate to contact us. You can request a sample or more information at the link below, or drop us a line
here. We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Denis B. Drennan, MD
President, DM Systems Inc.
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