Atlas Biomechanics : Carbon Stabilizer Plate Insole Treating Hallux Rig...

Atlas Biomechanics : Carbon Stabilizer Plate Insole Treating Hallux Rig...: Hallux Rigidus and Hallux Limitus are painful foot conditions that are hard to treat conservatively. Using a carbon stabilizer plate insole ...

Carbon Stabilizer Plate Rigid Insole Treating Hallux Rigidus / Limitus

Hallux Rigidus and Hallux Limitus are painful foot conditions that are hard to treat conservatively. When using a carbon stabilizer rigid plate, the big toe joint (1st MPJ) has decreased painful range of motion. Using a carbon stabilizer plate insole is often overlooked when treating these conditions. The difference in Hallux Rigidus and Limitus is the degree of limitation.

When the big toe (hallux) dorsiflexs and runs into the first metatarsal head, boney spurring will occur on the top of the big toe joint (first MPJ). The big toe joint (1st MPJ) joint will also narrow and become arthritic. Range of motion of the big toe joint will become painful.

Treating it with a carbon stabilizer plate insole will limit the painful range of motion in these patients. Carbon foot plates are thin, about 2 mm thick which allows easy shoe placement. They are also simple to remove and place in different shoes. The carbon steel stabilizer plate insoles material is rigid to limit forefoot range of motion. A typical carbon rigid plate will last several years. One can either use the carbon foot rigid insole as a stand alone treatment or in conjunction with other conservative treatments.

Teri Green
Atlas Biomechanics

About Atlas Biomechanics: We are a woman owned sports medical manufacturer of Foot Pads, Carbon Steel Stabilizer Plate Insoles, Heel Lifts and Heat Moldable Orthotics.

Atlas Biomechanics : How to Treat Achilles Tendinitis with Heel Lifts

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Atlas Biomechanics : Why Use Semmes Weinstein Monofilaments?

Atlas Biomechanics : Why Use Semmes Weinstein Monofilaments?: Semmes Weinstein monofilaments may seem like a simple device at first glance, they are critical to lessening foot ulceration in diabetics a...

Why Use Semmes Weinstein Monofilaments?

Semmes Weinstein monofilaments may seem like a simple device at first glance, they are critical to lessening foot ulceration in diabetics and ensuing leg loss from amputation. Diabetic patients with loss of protective sensation (LOPS) neuropathy are 6-7 times more likely to develop a foot ulceration.

When healthcare providers and patients can establish peripheral neuropathy, (loss of protective sensation), they can take the necessary safeguards to protect their feet and avert diabetic peripheral neuropathy foot ulceration. Semmes Weinstein monofilament wire testing has been widely adopted by the International Diabetes Federation, the World Health Organization and the American Diabetes Association in identification of loss of protective sensation (LOPS).

Semmes Weinstein monofilament testing is simple to use. In an American Diabetic Association study, the majority of patients (87%) can self-screen the test with high accuracy (ADA 1998).

Semmes Weinstein Monofilaments 5.07 10g Neuropathy Diabetic Testing Kits

- 5.07 10g Neuropathy Diabetic Testing Kits
- 20 disposable monofilaments, all calibrated to deliver the standard 10-gram force range.
- Monofilaments are the most effective method of testing for loss of protective sensation (LOPS) in diabetic patients
- Uses stringent protocols to maintain the integrity of our product and 10-gram force range in full compliance with FDA standards.

Teri Green
Atlas Biomechanics