Month: December 2008

O&P Business News reports on several legal issues that may affect everyday business for practitioners.

New research suggests that patients with chronic pain are more prone than others are to consider suicide. The increased risk remained even when study authors took the possible influence of mental illness into account. “This is further evidence that we…

Proper pathologic gait treatment starts with understanding normal gait and ends with the creation of stability while maintaining function.

Depression can cause diabetes patients to suffer from higher glucose levels over time compared to those who are not depressed, finds a study of older veterans with the disease. “Our study shows that depression is a major and important comorbidity…