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 Michelle Bevers | Sep 28, 2021 | In the news
ActivArmor is excited to announce a new product! This new walking boot is custom designed to the patient’s needs. This product is waterproof; which means patients are able to shower without removing the boot. It is adjustable to account for swelling and...
by Brian Mangum | Sep 23, 2021 | Blogs
In this post, we are going to discuss the bacterial adherence to the different type of casting materials. The following excerpt was taken from the American Association for Hand Surgery. Bacterial Adherence to Casting Materials Joseph E Massaglia, D.O.1, Cory Lebowitz,...
by Michelle Bevers | Sep 7, 2021 | In the news
The ActivArmor team moved facilities to Pueblo Diversified Industries, PDI for short. We are now located at 2828 Granada Blvd. in Pueblo, Colorado. A few pictures of the old facility during the move are shown below. We are hosting an open house September 7th from...
by Brian Mangum | Sep 3, 2021 | Blogs
What exactly is carpal tunnel syndrome? Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition that causes pain, numbness or tingling in your fingers. Those symptoms are caused by pressure that is placed on your median nerve. Your median nerve sits in a tunnel, that runs from the...