May 26, 2010 - Tiburon, California - Walking and Running Season Opens for Charities, Bunions Should Not Get in the Way of Contributing. Alpha Orthotics Corp. helps walkers and runners participate in charity-sponsored walk-a-thons, run-a-thons, and marathons. more
January 19, 2010 -Tiburon, California - - Alpha Orthotics Corp released its eBook. This is the first of a series of free electronic books; When the Foot Hits the Ground from Toe to Heel. more
November 1, 2009 - San Francisco, CA– Forget baseball, walking for exercise is America’s favorite pastime. According to SAGMA (Sporting Goods Manufacturer’s
Association) nearly 76 million Americans walk at least once per week. more
June 2, 2009 - European Medial Mid-Foot Brace Launches in USA
German-engineered arch brace relieves pain for athletic and everyday active lifestyle. more
April 6, 2009 - Bunion Aid™ Wins Medical Design Excellence Award
Alpha Orthotics Corporation today announced that Bunion Aid, received the 2009 Medical Design Excellence Award. The MDEA Award follows closely on the heels of Bunion Aid being honored with a prestigious international “Red Dot” design Award.
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January 28, 2009 - BunionAid™ Is The New Essential Item in Nurses' Toolkit The new essential item for nurses is not a new scrub suit nor surgical gloves. The new "must-have" item for 2009 in the nursing community is Bunion Aid, the German engineered day/night hinged splint launched in the American market in October 2008. For nurses, who spend so many hours on their feet tending to the sick, an effective way to prevent the pain from this common dysfunction of the foot is a top priority. more
December 8, 2008 - Bunion AidTM Corrects Bunions Without Surgery
German study shows day/night hinged splint offers effective treatment and pain relief for mild to moderate Hallux valgusOver 60 million American women and 15 million men suffer from the painful dysfunction of the foot Hallux valgus, also called "bunions". Up to now, conservative treatment without surgery of this mal-positioning of the big toe by has been limited to inflexible night and daytime splints. more
November 1, 2008, San Francisco CA –European Bunion Aid™ Launches in the United States
German-engineered day/night hinged splint for painful “bunions” offers relief for active lifestyle. Hallux valgus, also called “bunion”, is one of the most frequent and most painful dysfunctions of the foot. In the United States about 76 million people are affected and 80 % of them are women. more
March 4, 2008 - Bunion Aid™ considerably corrects hallux valgus
A comparative radiological study displays a significant correction of hallux valgus to normal values by conservative treatment of the malpositioning with Bunion Aid™ more
Oct 17, 2007 - Bunion Aid™ Improves Body Balance and Gait Stability
“Bunion Aid™“ Improves Body Balance and Gait Stability
Current study at the Max Planck Institute displays a more stable, economical and harmonic gait when using the novel splint system “Bunion Aid™“. more
Aug 7, 2007 Bunion Aid™ now with antibacterial coating
The new material of the straps of the Hallux valgus orthosis offers the user nu-merous benefits and provides for a “fresh” textile surface – it can also be worn in case of predisposed feet more
July 9, 2007 Active and mobile in spite of Hallux valgus
The new splint system Bunion Aid™ has an innovative joint design for use under load – athletic peak performances in the Himalayas and recreational activities are now possible again in spite of Hallux valgus more
March 12, 2007 Bunion Aid™:Help for Hallux valgus – Germany’s secret common condition
The new splint system Bunion Aid™ offers effective help and pain relief for the most common malpositioning of the big toe – over 10 million people are affected, about 80 % of them are women, Bunion Aid™ can be worn in almost any shoe during the day more
October 2nd 2006 - Post-operative use of the Bunion Aid™ splint in hallux valgus substantially shortens rehabilitation...
The post-operative use of the patented Bunion Aid™ splint system an innovative orthesis with joint function developed in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute allows much faster mobilisation after hallux valgus surgery with greater build-up of strength than is the case with traditional splints without joint function. more
No need to go without nice shoes.
Shoe insoles with metatarsal pads to support splayfeet, a corrective splint at night and surgical treatment of the deformed toe at some stage – that is what the treatment of many hallux valgus patients used to look like. People tormented with bunions can now try something new. more
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