by Brian Mangum | May 3, 2022 | Technical blog
For 30 years, the “Gold Standard” approach for offloading diabetic foot ulcers has been the Total Contact Cast (TCC). Despite the strong evidence supporting it, the TCC has consistently been grossly underutilized; in fact, it is well documented that fewer than 10% of... 
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...