Month: June 2007

With the help of new technologies and spreading awareness, amputees are exploring their travel options and the world more than ever before.

Permission-based e-mail marketing can become your number one customer acquisition and retention tool.

Remembering Donald C. Truesdale Shriners Hospital Hosts First Volley Clinic in Philadelphia Remembering Donald C. Truesdale   Donald C. Truesdale Donald C. Truesdale, CPO, founder of East Carolina Brace & Limb Co., died in March at the age of 71.…

Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. announced that Moody’s Investors Service has issued an upgrade of all its ratings. The Corporate Family Rating was upgraded to B2 from B3, the senior secured debt was upgraded to Ba3 from B1 and the subordinated…

Jim Wazny went from elite motocross rider to amputee in one harrowing second. What he did afterward makes him an inspiration to others.

PrimeCare O&P Network held its second annual PrimeFare West meeting in Salt Lake City. “We appreciated the support of our exhibitors, presenters, sponsors and area practitioners as we focus on growing this meeting. Feedback from attendees confirmed our opinion, based…

Thirty-eight people have been arrested in the first phase of a targeted criminal, civil and administrative effort against individuals and health care companies that fraudulently bill the Medicare program, announced Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and Secretary Michael Leavitt of…

The O&P profession lost a passionate advocate for amputees around the world.

By Jennifer Hoydicz

After a life changing motorcycle accident, Danny Stevens was told he would have to adjust to taking it easy. Instead, he took control of his life and chose to be unconventional.

By Andrew Kelly

Advances in technology and microelectronics have converged to allow the development of portable orthotic devices that incorporate functional electrical stimulation.