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1. New Study Finds Younger Patients with Diabetes Experiencing Increased Hospitalization due to Diabetic Foot Ulcers

   January 17, 2021 2:50 pm

   Hamilton et al. just published an article in Diabetes Care highlighting a disturbing trend previously discussed in this blog. In their comprehensive study spanning 24 years, Hamilton et al. compared the incidence of hospitalization in two temporally-distinct cohorts of patients with diabetes with and without diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs).  They found the overall incidence of […]

2. Enhanced glucose control improves vibration perception thresholds in type 1 diabetes patients

   October 14, 2020 7:52 pm

   Nice study by Dahlin et al. out of Sweden showed improved glucose control as measured by Hb A1c levels led to improved vibration perception threshold (VPT) in Type I diabetes patients. This is yet another paper implying improvement in neurological function is possible in those patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). This goes against long […]

3. Impaired dermal microvascular reactivity and implications for diabetic wound formation and healing: an evidence review

   September 15, 2020 1:34 pm

   We are pleased to share a new article in the Journal of Wound Care on diabetic wound healing by CEO, Todd O’Brien, DPM. Dr. O’Brien published this review on Impaired Dermal Microvascular Reactivity (IDMR) as it relates to difficult to heal diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). IDMR may be the culprit at work in many difficult […]

4. ETF128 International Sales

   June 30, 2020 8:14 am

   The company is pleased to announce increasing ETF international sales over the past year. Our distribution agreement with US Neurologicals has largely driven these overseas orders. We look forward to accelerating this distribution channel  in the coming months.    ETF128 and ETFMx international sales destinations 2019-20.

5. All Tuning Forks Are Not Created Equal

   January 29, 2020 11:45 am

   A 2015 study performed at the University of Maine compared the vibration output of several commercially available 128 Hz tuning forks to the ETF128. A biothesiometer was also tested to show the output of this instrument at the 25v level. As the graphic below shows, the frequency and amplitude varied considerably. Our current ETF128 model […]