by Stan Clark | Jan 21, 2022 | Blogs
3D Printed Casts: How Can They Help Fix Fractures and Broken Limbs? A bone fracture or broken limb needs to be set with a cast to keep bones in alignment, protect the limb, facilitate faster healing, recovery and prevent chronic pain. While healing time may vary...
by Brian Mangum | Dec 9, 2021 | Blogs
Workers Comp LOVES ActivArmor! People with jobs in food handling and food service industries are out of work on short term disability when they have to wear a cast or splint on their hand that isn’t Sanitizable or washable. The same for healthcare workers like nurses...
by Brian Mangum | Nov 24, 2021 | Blogs
You look at the title and wonder what exactly a FOOSH is. FOOSH is an acronym for fall on an outstretched hand. It can be a simple fall or a traumatic fall. What type of activities can cause a FOOSH? There are many different causes of this injury. It could be from...
by Michelle Bevers | Nov 17, 2021 | Blogs
13-year-old Kylee Menszak broke her wrist in gym class which would make her ineligible for her soccer season if she was placed in a traditional plaster cast. Thanks to St Lukes Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Dustin Green Greenhill, MD, she didn’t have to miss her...
by Brian Mangum | Nov 11, 2021 | Blogs
Everyone here at ActivArmor wants to wish our current and former military members a Happy Veterans Day! Here are some facts you may or may not know about Veterans Day: Veterans Day was originally named Armistice Day, which signaled the end of World War I back...