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Medindia » Orthotics
5d ago
Discover how smart socks with advanced sensors are revolutionizing diabetic foot care to prevent ulcers and amputations ..read more
Medindia » Orthotics
5M ago
Recently published online in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA), the latest guidelines for diabetes -related foot disease in Australia, ( ) formulated by Diabetes Feet Australia, mark the first update since 2011. These guidelines, endorsed by ..read more
Medindia » Orthotics
6M ago
Highlights: It is normal to experience swelling in the legs and feet when flying, which is probably due to spending a lot of time in a motionless sitting position The major causes of leg swelling include stationary position, gravity effect ..read more
Medindia » Orthotics
8M ago
Divorce and male gender contribute to higher lower limb amputation (LLA) risk in diabetes, while obesity surprisingly lowers risk by over half while being male has a 57% higher risk when compared with being female as per a new research to be ..read more
Medindia » Orthotics
1y ago
Supernumerary robotic arms have been developed that can be operated by the user’s foot movements in a virtual environment. It has been shown that users can feel the supernumerary robotic arms as a part of their own body (embodiment), reveals a ..read more
Medindia » Orthotics
1y ago
Highlights: Diabetes is an independent risk factor for atrial fibrillation (heart rhythm disorder) Annual foot checks are advised for patients with diabetes This intervention has the potential to avoid strokes and preserve quality ..read more
Medindia » Orthotics
1y ago
Breastfeeding in infancy is associated with a lower risk of lower limb fractures when children reach young adulthood. Maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with a higher risk of upper limb fractures. The findings are published in the ..read more
Medindia » Orthotics
1y ago
To better understand what causes diabetic foot ulcers, researchers using a leading-edge technology known as single-cell RNA-sequencing analysis had mapped the cellular landscape in diabetic foot ulcers of healers and non-healers. The study ..read more
Medindia » Orthotics
1y ago
A simple, inexpensive surgical procedure for diabetic foot ulcers developed by researchers greatly decreases healing time, amputation rates. The preliminary study, being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study ..read more