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Lil Soles Footwear children’s shoes in Calgary

Marc recommends Little Footprints and Lil Soles for ‘AFO friendly footwear.’ Little Footprints is a family run boutique, which specializes in developmentally conducive children’s footwear. We carry Calgary’s biggest … READ MORE

Tomasz Bugajski, PhD Candidate, Biomedical Engineering

Tomasz’s Master’s thesis was focused on the Calgary Protocol for the Treatment of Pectus Carinatum, developed by Dr. David S. Sigalet, General Surgery Clinic at the Alberta Children’s Hospital. This method of … READ MORE

Jacob Reichbart, Research Director

Jacob is focused on orthopaedic and assistive devices that are comfortable, effective and easy to use — a dedication to working with children spanning some 30 years. He guides Braceworks research and product development effort, … READ MORE

Evidence Sport and Spine

Evidence Sport and Spine is a multidisciplinary clinic providing expertise and effective musculoskeletal pain management. Physiotherapists, pain physicians, and medical specialists passionate about providing the highest standard in … READ MORE

PlayFULL POTENTIAL Child and Family Therapy Services

PlayFULL POTENTIAL Child and Family Therapy Services is a private practice team that provides service coordination, psychology, speech-language therapy, occupational therapy and physical therapy in Calgary, Alberta. Services may … READ MORE

Bracing results in significant improvements in Pectus carinatum

Comfort is the key because the brace is worn continuously to provide compression during regular daily activity. Patients are more compliant with the Braceworks PC brace and encouraging results are often apparent early in treatment. … READ MORE

Fee for the Braceworks Pectus Brace in Alberta

The Calgary Protocol: bracing for Pectus carinatum. The Braceworks Pectus Brace® is a cost-shared benefit insured by Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL). With AADL, patients are responsible for 25 percent of the total cost of the … READ MORE

Pectus carinatum treatment in Canada: current practice

The Calgary Protocol: bracing for Pectus carinatum BACKGROUND Multiple treatment options currently exist for the correction of pectus carinatum (PC). We performed a survey of Canadian pediatric surgeons to define current practices. … READ MORE

Alberta Blue Cross: Orthotics

Sign in to all Alberta Blue Cross member services online Not registered yet? Simply visit www.ab.bluecross.ca Program members with an ID number can click the Not registered yet link — where you can register for access to all our … READ MORE

Maximum Healthcare and Mobility in Calgary

Braceworks recommends Maximum Healthcare and Mobility in Calgary, an AADL Approved Wheelchair Provider, for exceptional customer support and service for all your home health care product needs, including wheelchairs. Note that AADL … READ MORE

Accessible Vehicle Solutions in Calgary

Life is a highway… we’ll get you there! Accessible Vehicle Solutions is opening the road to your freedom by providing an exceptional customer service experience. We are dedicated to providing up-to-date resources and … READ MORE

Kenron Compounding Pharmacy in Calgary for Orthopedic Supports

Braceworks recommends Kenron Compounding Pharmacy in the Foothills Professional Building for a full range of off-the-shelf orthopedic supports by MedSpec for upper limb, lower limb and spine including pediatric sizes. In addition to … READ MORE

Friday at the medical school – common MSK problems

Practical Approach to Common MSK Problems in Community Practice. Friday, April 22, 2016 Health Sciences Centre, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary AB Residents in Friday School. UCSD Photo. This workshop offers a practical approach to … READ MORE

IDEAS Calgary

The IDEAS group was formed as a means of providing multi-disciplinary services to children and their families. Of the eight people who started IDEAS in August 1992, Karen McIntosh remains as the director. New associates have been … READ MORE

Cerebral Palsy Association in Alberta

The Cerebral Palsy Association in Alberta (CPAA) offers programs to people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities that provide essential social interaction and healthy activities in nurturing environments. Six years old Ruby Owen … READ MORE

Cause and Effect Foundation in Calgary

Cause and Effect Foundation is an Early Intervention Program committed to delivering individualized programming to each child within their natural environments including preschool, home, and community. Programs and services promote … READ MORE

Children’s Link Society

Staffed by parents that have been there, The Children’s Link Society is Calgary’s first and only special needs connection. Whether newly diagnosed or struggling through critical life events, our service connects parents with the … READ MORE

Bracing for the falls of an aging nation

As the population ages and people live longer in bad shape, the number of older Americans who fall and suffer serious, even fatal, injuries is soaring. Read Part 2. Mrs. Hammer remains independent after her fall, and is now more … READ MORE

Maysoon Zayid: I got 99 problems… palsy is just one

Zayid’s TED talk about embracing her challenges has over 7 million views. “I must warn you: I’m not inspirational,” she jokes. Maysoon Zayid. TED photo. Maysoon Zayid describes herself as a “Palestinian … READ MORE

Do elite athletes have an anti-aging secret in their muscles?

Elite runners do not experience the muscle weakening associated with aging as non-athletes do. A new study published in the American Journal of Physiology—Cell Physiology examines if their superb fitness is because their muscles … READ MORE

Low intensity intervention yields modest benefit in knee and hip osteoarthritis

The combined patient and provider intervention resulted in modest improvement in self-reported physical function in patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis. Allen, Yancy, Bosworth, et al. The Lantern Path in the woods of Hakone, … READ MORE

I just want to dance again

Andiamo is building and delivering an integrated clinical service and software platform that uses 3D scanning, 3D printing, and predictive analytics to create custom orthotics for disabled children.What happens when you listen instead … READ MORE

Equinus: Its surprising role in foot pathologies

Treatment for equinus should be aimed at increasing ankle joint dorsiflexion to facilitate normal gait mechanics. In most cases, non-spastic forms of equinus tend to be more treatable and easily corrected than the spastic … READ MORE

Gait retraining improves symptoms of knee OA

Walking differently to reduce knee pain. A number of different gait modifications have been demonstrated to significantly reduce the knee adduction moment in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Now research suggests gait … READ MORE

Out on a limb: Hockey gets hip to FAI

Despite evidence of significant lower extremity injury risks associated with ice hockey, even at youth levels, preventing those types of injuries has never been a priority in that sport. But that may be starting to change. Young ice … READ MORE

Battle of Achilles II: How the debate is informing clinical practice

Four years later, the ongoing discussion of the relative merits of surgical and nonsurgical management of Achilles tendon rupture is starting to affect practice patterns – even in the US. Sara Mearns, New York City Ballerina. … READ MORE

When hospital paperwork crowds out hospital care

Electronic health records present an enticingly clean and clear vision of clinical work, whereas real patients — their histories, their bodies — are messy, confusing and unpredictable. Sadly, all the attention given to our … READ MORE

Get ready for the world’s first Cyborg Olympics

At the Zurich games, people with disabilities will use robotics to go for the gold. Gearing Up: In a November training session, cyborg cyclist Michael McClellan takes a turn around a Cleveland park. Photo: Nathaniel Welch. IEEE … READ MORE

Will the Whill hi-tech wheelchair sell?

A Japanese startup is betting that an aging population of tech savvy first adopters will want their super-wheelchair. Whill To Rule: A wheelchair designed with techies in mind can make tight maneuvers. WHILL photo By Tam Harbert, IEEE … READ MORE

EXO-L custom ankle support prevents sprains

“The mechanism employed by this external ankle ligament,” says the company, “offers full protection against spraining your ankles without decreasing your freedom of movement and comfort.” Ankle injuries such as sprains and … READ MORE

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