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Articles by Alexa Pavan

Alexa Pavan is a sustainability copywriter and content creator who has been writing for Performance Health since 2022. Although she focuses on environmental causes, she has her degrees in Biomedical Science and Public Health from the University of South Florida in Tampa. When Alexa isn't writing, she's most likely spending time with her husband in nature or traveling.

November 26, 2024

Performance Health Unwrapped 2024: A Year in Review

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October 22, 2024

On the Upside – Splints on the Dorsal Surface Webinar and Q&A with Nicola Goldsmith

Join our webinar featuring Nicola Goldsmith, MSc, SROT. Most thermoplastic splints are made on the volar surface of the fingers, hand, wrist and forearm. In this webinar, we will explore some of the clinical and biological reasons for splinting on the dorsal surface. This will include rationale such as leaving the sensate area of a finger free, preventing pressure on wounds, and good lever arms for contracture. Conditions which will be discussed include mallet injury, post Dupuytren’s surgery and PIPJ contractures.

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May 2, 2024

New at Performance Health: Enovis by Chattanooga Introduces Intelect Legend 2 and Transport 2

The field of electrotherapy continues to develop into one of the most widely used tools amongst recovery-focused clinicians. As wave technology becomes more refined, there are more possibilities available to both the patient and clinician. Using waveform electrotherapy helps alleviate pain, prevent disuse atrophy, and increase local circulation in the patient’s muscles.

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