Posted on Fri, Aug 06, 2010 @ 12:42 PM
Julie Belkin, founder and president of 3-Point Products (pictured in the center), was interviewed on television about her experience as someone who suffers from arthritis, has treated arthritis patients as an occupational therapist and founded a company that focuses primarily on arthritis-related products. She has designed a number of arthritis splints for fingers, thumbs and wrists, some of which she wears herself. Among other things, the video shows her discussing two of these splints and a reacher, a type of product Ms. Belkin recommends to every household.
The timing of this television interview was tied to National Arthritis Month (every May). Megan Pringle, co-anchor on the Baltimore ABC affiliate WMAR-TV's "Good Morning Maryland" program, conducted the interview. The inteview with Julie Belkin is the second half of the 8-minute video clip below.
The first half of the video features Jamie Costello interviewing Dr. Mark Deitch of the Orthomaryland Medical Group. Dr. Deitch's specialty is orthopaedics of the hand. He discusses which joints are most commonly affected by arthritis, different forms of arthritis and various treatment options. Arthritis treatment options include medications, splints & braces, injections and surgery. The main goals of arthritis treatment, according to Dr. Deitch, are improving function and reducing arthritis pain.
Watch the video here:
Here is a link to a summary of the interviews about arthritis and what can help. If you found this informative, please let the ABC station know by leaving a comment on their web site so they can consider your feedback when planning future programs.
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Posted on Thu, May 13, 2010 @ 02:22 PM
3-Point Products is one of the local sponsors of the Arthritis Walk at Quiet
Waters Park
near Annapolis, MD, on May 15th, 2010. The event, which takes place during National Arthritis Month, is set up to raise awareness of arthritis and funds for the Arthritis Foundation’s efforts to fight arthritis. The Arthritis Foundation is described on the Arthritis Walk’s web site as “the leading health organization addressing the needs of some 46 million Americans living with arthritis, the nation’s most common cause of disability”.
3-Point Products will have several products on display to try out, including our Oval-8® finger splints
– used for 6 different indications - and the
3pp™ ThumSling™, a popular product for increasing function in those with CMC or basal joint arthritis.
Come join us between 7:30 am and 11 am at:
Quiet
Waters Park
600 Quiet Waters Road
Annapolis, MD
The forecast is sunny and 72°F.
You can link to the event information page on the Arthritis Walk website here.
Fundraising guidelines can be found here.