Dynasplint® News
- Range of Motion and External Fixation
- Supporting Service Members
- Love House
- Haiti
- Stimulus
- Runners
- Oysters
- Orioles
- ITB Syndrome
- Upgrade
- Storm
Dynasplint offers a range of motion solution during external fixation.
Did you know that Dynasplint Systems are available that attach to the external fixation frames that you may be using for trauma healing or limb lengthening? Available in Adult and Pediatric sizes, Tibial, Femoral and Humeral splints are available for Knee, Ankle, and Elbow for extension and flexion. Stop joint contractures before they start and avoid interruption of limb lengthening due to loss of range of motion in the joints proximal and distal to the bone you are treating with Dynasplint External Fixation Systems.
Race Across America
(Severna Park, MD)- Dynasplint Systems, Inc. is proud to announce their sponsorship of Team4Mil in the 2010 Race Across America. “To support the Wounded Warrior Project by sponsoring this special team in this year’s RAAM is an honor,” said George Hepburn, PT, the founder, president and CEO of the company. “Dynasplint has been serving service members in and through VA hospitals for many of its 28 years in business, so this sponsorship is a natural extension of our purpose to help restore people, business and life the way it ought to be.”
Dynasplint designs, manufactures and sells dynamic splinting rehabilitative devices that help restore patients’ range of motion in the peripheral body joints. With more than 740 colleagues, Dynasplint corporate offices are located in Severna Park, MD with a production facility in Stevensville, MD, and a national sales force with a presence in Canada and Europe.
Dynasplint Supports Service Members This Spring
First, DSI is a team sponsor for Team4Mil in the 2010 Race Across America. “To support the Wounded Warrior Project by sponsoring this special team in this year’s RAAM is an honor,” said George Hepburn, PT, the founder, president and CEO of the company. Next, on May 24th, DSI is a Tee Sponsor for the Wounded Warrior Project’s Golf Tournament at Chartwell CC in Severna Park. Finally, on June 15, a team of DSI Corporate colleagues is preparing and serving dinner for recovering soldiers at Walter Reed Army Center in Washington, DC. “Dynasplint has been serving service members in and through VA hospitals for many of its 28 years in business, so our outreach to our veterans is a natural extension of our purpose to help restore people, business and life the way it ought to be.”
The House That Love Built
When families have traveled many miles to receive specialized medical care, looking for temporary accommodations in an unfamiliar place only adds to their stress and anxiety. The Ronald McDonald House of New Orleans not only offers them a place to stay, but a built-in support system where families help each other. Together, they face and overcome some of the most trying times in their lives.
These children and their families have come from 63 out of 64 parishes in Louisiana, many states across the country and all over the world.
When our Neurological Managers came together for their meeting in January, they were surprised with a group building exercise that would be fun and help families of children experiencing serious illness at Ronald McDonald House. They were given ingredients, aprons, no recipes and set loose in the kitchen to prepare dinner. Have a look at how beautifully they did.
Donation Matching Campaign for Haiti
Severna Park, MD, January 14, 2010
Images of the devastation in Haiti from the earthquake have touched all of our hearts and we are anxious to help. We have chosen to donate to "Doctors Without Borders" with their relief efforts. Doctors Without Borders, (http://doctorswithoutborders.org/) primary concern at the moment is the overwhelming numbers of people who need immediate treatment and major surgery. A team is beginning to work in the operating theater of a major public hospital in the capital's Cite Soleil district, while other staff are trying to identify additional medical structures that remain intact.
An inflatable MSF field hospital, equipped with two operating theatres, is expected to arrive by air in the next 24 hours. Crucial personnel, including surgeons and anesthetists, and supplementary stocks of medical supplies are on the way as well. George has committed to Dynasplint matching the first $10,000 raised by our colleagues and families. Please make your contribution check out to Doctors Without Borders, and in the memo write Haiti Earthquake Response and send to Corp, att: Suzi Pitts. We will tally all of the donations and Dynasplint will match. Let's try to raise all of the $10,000 and be able to send $20,000 to the relief efforts.
Update: Company match ended on Friday, January 29th. You can continue to donate online here or follow the instructions above to donate via check.
Anne Arundel picks four developments for $32M in stimulus bonds
Severna Park, MD, December 8, 2009
Severna Park medical device maker Dynasplint Systems, Inc. has been awarded $11 million in federal funds to build a new corporate headquarters in Pasadena, a $25 million project expected to create 800 new jobs.
The project was one of four tapped by Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold to receive a combined $32 million in federal stimulus funds, Leopold announced in a statement.
Merritt Properties, AJ Properties, and Fortis Development were also selected to receive financing under the Stimulus Recovery Zone Facility Bonds program.
“In order for the federal stimulus dollars to have a real economic impact by creating new jobs, the funding must be targeted to the right projects,” Leopold said. “These four projects will generate economic activity around them because of their diverse offerings of jobs in construction, retail, technology and health care.”
The county received a dozen proposals seeking $153 million in tax-exempt Recovery Zone bonds. The county estimated its awards will generate more than 1,700 new jobs.
In addition to Dynasplint:
• Merritt Properties was awarded $5 million for its Buckingham development in Hanover. The $68 million project, expected to create 325 jobs, includes two four-story office buildings, four retail and restaurant buildings, an athletic club and 106 townhouses;
• Fortis Odenton LLC was awarded $7.4 million for Meade Center, a 65,000-square-foot, $14 million development in Odenton. The project, slated to create 220 jobs, includes 25,000 square feet of office space, 17,000 square feet of retail, and 18,000 square feet for corporate apartments;
• And AJ Properties was awarded $8.8 million in Recovery Zone bonds for its $12.7 million Odenton Health/Tech Campus. The project, projected to create 370 new jobs, includes the construction of two new buildings; a 32,000-square-foot structure and a second 25,000-square-foot building.
Dynasplint® to Host Runners Club of America Event
Severna Park, MD, September 03, 2009
Dynasplint® is going to get in the action with the Runners Club of Amercia by hosting a 5k run/ 1 mile walk on September 18th, 2009. This will encourage people to incorporate exercise walking, jogging or running into their daily lives. Dynasplint® strives to lead by example and combat the national inactivity and obesity crisis that is gripping the nation.
Incorporating exercise into one's daily routine can remarkedly improve one's overall physical health. The US Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) National Health and Nurtrition Examination Survery estimates that 64% of US adults are either overweight (33%) or obese (31%). Cardiovascular exercise elevates one's heart rate and gets the endorphins kicking. The body produces endorphins as natural fighters to ward off pain and stress. Exercise is proven to make us feel better, increase energy, live longer, prevent chronic health conditions and enhance sleep. Regardless of abililty, everyone can reap the benefits!
If you live in the Severna Park area and want to join the fun, Dynasplint® colleagues plan to meet on the corner of Evergreen and B&A Blvd. at 8am and 5pm on Friday, September 18th.
Dynasplint colleagues restore oysters to the Chesapeake Bay
Severna Park, MD, August 17, 2009
Twenty four Dynasplint® Colleagues set out on Monday, August 17th to join hands with the Cheasapeake Bay Foundation in preparing oysters for the larvae-setting process.
Following a quick introduction to the LEEDS Certified CBF building, colleagues boarded the work boat for the 40 minute trip to the Restoration Center. Upon arrival, a staffer explained that a single oyster filters 50 gallons of water a day and is crucial in cleaning up not only the Chesapeake Bay, but the rivers and creeks that flow into it. . Without hesistation, colleagues pulled on gloves, grabbed shovels and began the hard work of scooping up oysters mixed with other particulate and shaking them to screen out exess matter. The shells are used to house the larvae, or spat, allowing it to attach securely and grow into mature, water- filtering oyster.
In the end, over 14 tons of shells were prepared that will create approximately 1.5 million baby oysters used on a restoration reef in the local area. Tired, and beyond sweaty from the shimmering heat, colleagues left with a sense of community and accomplishment for giving back and helping to restore water of the Chesapeake and its tributaries the way it ought to be! Way to go DSI colleagues.
Dynasplint Systems, Inc. Gets Behind Home Plate at Camden Yards
Severna Park, MD, May 11, 2009
This year at Camden Yards, Dynasplint® Systems is taking advantage of an offer they just cannot refuse. Throughout the entire baseball season, Dynasplint will have an advertisement behind homeplate in Camden Yards for a half inning each game. As an add-on to our ballpark exposure, George Hepburn, PT and CEO, will also have a one hour presentation with the Orioles trainer to discuss how Dynasplint® Systems may be appropriate for some of their players. In addition, DSI is the first company EVER to have literature on our dynamic splints in the opposing teams locker room. So tune in to a game this season to see Dynasplint® on the big screen. Go O's!!
New research: Case Report of KFD used to treat a Dancer with Illiotibial Band Syndrome
Severna Park, MD, March 19, 2009
Biomechanics has published a new case study demonstrating how prolonged stretching can improve range of motion in dancers suffering from knee injuries related to iliotibial overuse. Iliotibial overuse is also common in other athletes and many runners. The Knee Flexion Dynasplint® System provides a low-load prolonged-duration stretch to allow the connective tissue to effectively lengthen and reduce a contracture. For more details and to read the case study yourself, view the PDF.
Dynasplint® To Upgrade Sales Consultant Capabilities
Severna Park, MD, October 17th, 2008
Over the past year Dynasplint® has been developing a solution to help its Sales Consultants become more connected with the information they need to be successful. This new communication system allows a mobile staff of over 300 to easily connect with the home office through an integrated system that brings messaging and communication environments together into one system.
The new system combines the benefits of Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 with the telephony features of the Avaya Definity G3 PBX phone system and will provide DSI field consultants additional tools for helping doctors, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and patients receive as high a level of service as possible.
For more information on the technical details of this improvement, visit Microsoft's Case Study of the upgrade.
Southeast Texas Hurricane Update
Severna Park, MD, September 18th, 2008
Like many in Southeast Texas, the Dynasplint Sales Consultants of the region were greatly affected by this devastating storm. Some were lucky enough to only be without basic services, others have suffered more devastating losses. The good news is that all are safe and secure, and we are pulling together as a company and as a community to help restore people and life the way it ought to be. We remain committed to assisting our existing clients as quickly as possible, and seeing that they get the very best service and support. Communications are difficult at this time due to the various problems in the area. Any of our clients needing assistance that cannot reach their Consultant directly, are asked to call our main number (800) 638-6771 and they will be directed to the voice mail of the regional manager. Calls will likely be returned within 24 hours. Please lend us your support and patience as we recover and get back to work. Our prayers and thoughts are with you and your families at this trying time.
