Diabetic Foot Ulcers Recur Less With Custom-Made Orthoses
Medscape Medical News

Custom-made in-shoe orthoses manufactured to incorporate both foot shape and barefoot plantar pressures may prevent foot-ulcer recurrence more effectively than do standard Medicare-reimbursed orthoses that are simply molded to a patient's foot, a new study finds.

 

The research was published online April 23, 2014 in Diabetes Care by Jan Ulbrecht, MD, director of endocrinology and diabetes services, Mount Nittany Health System, State College, Pennsylvania, and colleagues.

 

In their 15-month randomized study of 150 patients with recently healed submetatarsal-head plantar ulcers, Dr. Ulbrecht and colleagues found a 3-fold reduction in ulcer recurrence among those who wore the specially made orthoses compared with those who received standard ones...

 

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Dolphin Tale 2

 

Dolphin Tale 2 - Official Main Trailer [HD]
Dolphin Tale 2 - Official Main Trailer [HD]

From USAToday online.

 

Like its predecessor, Dolphin Tale 2 is a family-friendly story with a heart-warming and wise message of healing (*** out of four; rated PG; opening Friday nationwide).

 

Informative, morally complex and supremely well-intentioned, it generally sidesteps sentimentality for appealingly straightforward storytelling.

 

The original cast returns, as does its titular star, Winter the dolphin. While the adult performances far outshine those of the younger cast members, it's the dolphins who are the featured players. Close-ups of their evocative eyes irresistibly draw viewers in.

 

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The e-nable blog is dedicated to following the growth of the "3d Mechanical Hand - Maker Movement" that was inspired by two strangers (a prop maker from the USA and a carpenter from South Africa) that came together from 10,000 miles apart - to create a prosthetic hand device for a small child in South Africa ...and then gave the plans away - for free...so that those in need of the device could make them for themselves or have someone make it for them.

 

What originally started out as a couple of guys who created something to help one child in need...has grown into a World wide movement of tinkerers, engineers, 3D print enthusiasts, occupational therapists, university professors, designers, parents, families, artists, students, teachers and people who just want to make a difference. Read MORE
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Do you have a question for Mollie?
Q. Mollie, I'm embarrassed to say I wasn't paying attention when we initially talked about "sock management".  Can you give me some pointers?

A. I sure can! While wearing your prosthesis it is common to
experience a loss of volume in the limb throughout the day. This is commonly referred to as "sock management" or "volume management". 

As your residual limb loses volume, the space between your residual limb and prosthesis will become greater and must be filled. I provided you with several socks, of various thickness, that will fill in this space. 

Sock ply is determined by the thickness of the sock. The sock ply can visually be determined by either a number on the sock or the color of the sock stitching. The lower the sock ply, the thinner the sock. 

It is your job to determine when socks are required and what size will best fill in the gap. It takes some time to get proficient with this. Be sure to call me or your physical therapist when you have questions!!
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4. Spinal Orthotics: An Overview
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