More than 15 years after his amputation, Aaron Ball found a way to adapt the sport he loves to his new lifestyle.
Day: July 15, 2008
ACA Members Head to Atlanta
Pavlou S, O&P Business News The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) held its 2008 Annual Conference from June 19-22 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta. According to Paddy Rossbach, RN, president and chief executive officer of the ACA,…
Congress Considers Changes to Competitive Bidding for DMEPOS
As of press time, the competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS), authorized by the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), was scheduled to enter its first phase on July 1. Under the program, which…
Traumatic Brain Injuries Can Result From Senior Falls
Traumatic brain injuries due to falls caused nearly 8,000 deaths and 56,000 hospitalizations in 2005 among Americans 65 years old and older, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released in the Journal of…
Number of People With Diabetes Increases to 24 Million
Diabetes now affects nearly 24 million people in the United States, an increase of more than 3 million in approximately 2 years, according to 2007 prevalence data estimates released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This estimate…
Growing by the Waistline: BMI and Amputees
As more Americans are classified as overweight or obese, it becomes more difficult to properly fit amputees. O&P Business News examines this epidemic.
By Stephanie Z. Pavlou
Update: Prosthetic Parity Across the Nation
Three more states join the ranks of those with prosthetic parity laws.
Blacks Have Higher Amputation Rates
Researchers from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine have found people in black communities on Chicago’s South and West Sides have a five times higher rate of lower limb amputations than people in the predominantly white suburbs and exurbs. “Amputations…