May 13, 2013

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Neuropathy Awareness Week

Posted by Stephanie Zakala

It’s the ninth annual Neuropathy Awareness Week, an initiative launched by The Neuropathy Association to promote awareness, research, education, support and advocacy for neuropathy and its warning signs.  According to The Neuropathy Association, peripheral neuropathy impacts well over 20 million Americans (at least 1 in 15), making it one of the most coming chronic diseases and a leading cause of adult disability.  Neuropathy disrupts the body’s ability to communicate with its muscles, organs, and tissues.  Symptoms can include numbness, tingling, weakness, and pain.  With early diagnosis, it can often be controlled and quality of life restored.  If ignored, symptoms can intensify to...
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September 07, 2012

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Diabetic Foot Ulcer Prevention: Best Practices

Posted by Amanda Hehr

Dr. Perry Mayer is the principal at The Mayer Institute (TMI) in Hamilton, Ontario. TMI is one of Canada's preeminent Preventative Diabetic Foot Care, Advanced Wound Care and Diabetes Education clinics. Dr. Mayer and his team are strongly committed to advancing technologies and prevention practices in the area of diabetic foot care, and Orpyx is thrilled to have him as a valued member of our Medical and Technical Advisory Board. 

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June 28, 2012

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Books on Brains

Posted by Amanda Hehr

We recently came across a fabulous collection of book recommendations relating to neuroplasticity published in the Globe and Mail. Neuroplasicity, the ability of the brain to rewire itself, is the concept that inspired the development of the SurroGait Rx. Orpyx Founder and CEO, Dr. Breanne Everett wanted to discover a way to restore lost peripheral sensation in patients with neuropathy in order to help reduce the thousands of diabetes-related amputations performed each year. We are also hoping that the clinical trial outcomes will demonstrate that the device works to improve gait, mobility and balance in those with severe peripheral nerve...
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May 25, 2012

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Diabetes Can Knock You Off Your Feet

Posted by Amanda Hehr

Orpyx is thrilled to announce the launch of the 'Diabetes Can Knock You Off Your Feet' campaign! Our goal is to raise awareness about diabetes and its associated complications, specifically diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Diabetic neuropathy causes a loss of feeling in the feet and lower legs, where the nerves are damaged from high blood sugar levels. When minor injuries such as cuts, calluses and blisters occur, the numbness may cause them to go unnoticed leading to ulcers and even surgical amputation. Our technology hopes to address this problem by offering people with diabetic neuropathy the ability to feel their feet again and...
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February 17, 2012

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NY Times Health: Does Foot Form Explain Running Injuries?

Posted by Amanda Hehr

The members of Harvard University’s men’s and women’s distance running squads participated in a study that produced the surprisingly controversial finding that how a person runs may affect whether he or she winds up hurt. The study findings, the first actually associating heel striking with injury, are likely to fuel the continuing and not-always civil debate about whether barefoot running is better.

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