Product News.Aquatic Therapy AliMed AliMed's new SwimFit Water Therapy line features an assortment of products that can help enhance a workout or aid rehabilitation programs. The product line includes Swim Mitts, SwimFit Flotation Shorts, the Workout Board, the Water Walker, Power Cords, and the Cuff System. The Cuff System, SwimFit Flotation Shorts, Power Cords, and Workout Shoes add resistance to underwater motions. Circle 100 on Reader Service Card Massage Tool Body Back Buddy The Body Back Buddy was design to help relieve chronic pain, muscle spasms, and stiffness. Its S-shaped design allows users to touch any muscle group easily, including the back, neck, shoulders, chest, and hips. With a leveraging action, the user can apply pressure to release tight, knotted muscles. The device has 11 therapy knobs that allow users to self-treat hard-to-reach places. Circle 101 on Reader Service Card Catalog FlagHouse The new Activities for Life catalog provides a number of resources that activity directors and therapists can use to develop creative activity programs for elderly people at senior centers, assisted living facilities, and long-term care facilities. It offers a wide range of items for wellness programs. Circle 102 on Reader Service Card Exercise Device OPTP OPTP Orthopedic Physical Therapy Products OPTP Operability and Performance Test Plan OPTP Option Php The B.O.I.N.G.[TM] (Body Oscillation Integrates Neuromuscular Gain) is an active oscillating device that provides isotonic isotonic /iso·ton·ic/ (-ton´ik) 1. denoting a solution in which body cells can be bathed without net flow of water across the semipermeable cell membrane. 2. , isometric, inertial, and plyometric resistance for both open- and closed-chain exercises. This device can reproduce linear and rotational movements, and the handle shape permits a number of grip positions that isolate the hand, wrist, and forearm and that can simulate baseball throws, tennis serves, or golf swings. Circle 103 on Reader Service Card Exercise System Smith & Nephew Rehabilitation Division The Citadel[TM] VHL Exercise System provides linear, curvilinear, and complete rotational capabilities. The free-standing system offers a full-body, multimodel resistance training machine with a 100-lb weight rack. It includes 2 transducers (one high, one low), one vertical pole, a balance block, an extremity strap, and a handle. Circle 104 on Reader Service Card Balance System Biodex Medical Systems Inc Biodex has just released new software (volume 3.1) for the Biodex Balance System. The new software can help clinics identify people with the potential to fall; provide pre-sport screening for athletes; and offer left-right comparisons for total knee, ACL See access control list. 1. ACL - Access Control List. 2. ACL - Association for Computational Linguistics. 3. ACL - A Coroutine Language. A Pascal-based implementation of coroutines. ["Coroutines", C.D. , ankle sprain, and fractures. Circle 105 on Reader Service Card Back Exercise Unit The Saunders Group Inc The Total Back is an all-in-one active, passive, and functional trunk exercise unit. In addition to exercises that isolate abdominal and lumbar muscles, the Total Back enables users to perform side sit-ups, which cause abdominal and back muscles to co-contract. The angle of the table can be changed to make the exercise level easy or challenging. Circle 106 on Reader Service Card Knee Brace Bauerfeind USA Inc The SofTec Genu is a multifunctional knee brace designed to help treat patients with ACL injuries. The knit portions are vertically elastic and horizontally inelastic to provide targeted flexibility and rigidity, which can help control anteroposterior anteroposterior /an·tero·pos·te·ri·or/ (-pos-ter´e-er) directed from the front toward the back. an·ter·o·pos·te·ri·or adj. Abbr. AP 1. Relating to both front and back. laxity, provide full soft tissue control, and support muscle activity. The viscoelastic Adj. 1. viscoelastic - having viscous as well as elastic properties natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" insert helps control edema, increase proprioception proprioception Perception of stimuli relating to position, posture, equilibrium, or internal condition. Receptors (nerve endings) in skeletal muscles and on tendons provide constant information on limb position and muscle action for coordination of limb movements. , control the patella patella (pətĕl`ə): see kneecap. , and provide a consistent fit. "Technically intelligent" hinges find the compromise axis of rotation Noun 1. axis of rotation - the center around which something rotates axis mechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function in every knee and are adjustable throughout the rehabilitation process. Circle 107 on Reader Service Card Electrotherapy BioMedical Life Systems Inc BioMedical Life Systems introduces its new generation of electrotherapy devices: the BioStim[R] series. The BioStim[R] LS TENS device is the first in the series. The unit measures 3 1/4 in x 15/16 in x 2 1/4 in when closed. The device opens up to reveal an LED screen and a digital keypad. It has 4 programmable functions: continuous, modulation, and 2 types of burst. Circle 108 on Reader Service Card Orthopedic Shoe PEL Supply Co The new Darco HeelWedge[TM] shoe provides relief for the heel by reducing weight-bearing pressure. It is designed to reduce stress on the soft tissue or bones of the heel following surgery. The OrthoWedge[TM] Healing shoe helps protect the forefoot forefoot /fore·foot/ (-foot) 1. one of the front feet of a quadruped. 2. the fore part of the foot. by removing pressure from the metatarsal metatarsal /meta·tar·sal/ (met?ah-tahr´sal) 1. pertaining to the metatarsus. 2. a bone of the metatarsus. met·a·tar·sal adj. Of or relating to the metatarsus. heads and digits. It is used to help treat diabetic ulcerations Ulcerations Breaks in skin or mucous membranes that are often accompanied by loss of tissue on the surface. Mentioned in: Hypersplenism , hallux hallux /hal·lux/ (hal´uks) pl. hal´luces [L.] the great toe. hallux doloro´sus a painful condition of the great toe, usually associated with flatfoot. hallux flex´us h. vagus vagus /va·gus/ (va´gus) pl. va´gi [L.] the vagus nerve. va·gus n. pl. va·gi The vagus nerve. vagus the tenth cranial nerve. , Tailor bunions, and osteotomies. Circle 109 on Reader Service Card Exercise Equipment Smith & Nephew Rehabilitation Division The Citadel[TM] CMF Four-Way Exercise system is a biomechanically correct system for sports training, activity simulation, and rehabilitation. The transducer slides across a guiding rod, maintaining a constant, uniform load through a full range of motion. The system consists of 2 Citadel[TM] CMF units with 4 transducers combined into horizontal and vertical modes. Two of the transducers are on a vertical pole in high and low positions; the other 2 transducers are on separate horizontal poles: one in the high position and the other in the low position. Circle 110 on Reader Service Card Product information is supplied by manufacturers. Products described should not be construed as having the endorsement of APTA APTA American Physical Therapy Association. . |
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