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Intrinsic Muscle Strength: Is It Important?
Posted by PPL Biomechanics on
For a long time, the plantar fascia (aponeurosis) has been given a leading role as ‘the’ soft tissue for maintaining the foot’s profile in gait and for stiffening the foot during the stance phase through the windlass mechanism (1; 2). More recently researchers have taken a harder look a the plantar intrinsics to see how significant their role is in foot function (3). Our intent is this short article is to answer the question; ‘is intrinsic foot muscle strength important?’ Foot rehabilitation is an integral part of foot orthosis design and provision, both for the intrinsic and extrinsic foot muscles...
- Tags: foot, muscles, news, Physio, plantar fascia, Podiatry, PPL Article, rehab, X-Line
COVID-19 Medical Practitioner Support
Posted by PPL Biomechanics on
PPL has set up a new, more efficient structure to enable us to provide you with the best and most relevant support services we can...
24/03/2020 - Business Update
Posted by PPL Biomechanics on
Part of PPL’s contribution to the National Effort will be to provide frontline staff (as best as we can, and for as long as we can) with the supplies and services you need to keep your “show on the road”. We aim to communicate with you weekly to update you with our situation throughout this crisis.
- Tags: Business, Coronavirus, COVID-19, news
Important Update - Limited Services Resumed Effective from 23/03/2020
Posted by Thomas Twomey on
We are delighted to inform you that we have now completed Health & Safety protocols to enable us to reopen with a reduced skeleton of staff effective from Monday 23.03.2020.
COVID-19 Update - Temporary Business Partial Closure Notification
Posted by Thomas Twomey on
As the COVID-19 situation countrywide has escalated since Friday afternoon, PPL will be closing our factory and offices for the coming week, in the interest of employee safety.
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