Year: 2008

In 1988, at the tumultuous age of 14, Matt McCluskey was like any young teenager in St. Louis. He dabbled in team sports, including baseball and soccer, and excelled at wrestling as a junior high school athlete. However, something was…

The Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (ACPOC) 2008 Annual Meeting was held April 9 through April 12 in Montreal. Hosted by The Centre de réadaptation Marie Enfant, this year’s meeting featured more than 200 health professionals — including orthotists, prosthetists,…

A former central fabrication facility owner and Army sergeant helps the growing number of amputees in Iraq.

By Jennifer Hoydicz

America’s small businesses are anxious about the economy and fear a recession is on the horizon. The past year has not been a good one for the small-business economy, and projections for the next 12 months are even less optimistic.…

The care of the residual limb begins directly following amputation, setting the groundwork for healthy outcomes.

  Jeff Shaw Jeff Shaw, CP, has joined Philadelphia-based Orthologix as part of the firm’s clinical staff. He will lead the Advanced Dynamics in Prosthetics team, which focuses on research and emerging technologies. Formerly with Harry J. Lawall Orthotic and…

Seventy-five leaders from the O&P field met with more than 80 members of Congress and their staff in March to deliver the positive message on how the profession and AOPA can help find savings in Medicare by urging more aggressive…

The economic burden of providing health insurance for workers increased more for small businesses than for large ones from 2000 to 2005, but the spike did not cause a significant number of small employers to abandon the benefit, according to…

Building a Shoe Right Out of the Gait Gait research highlights the need for a new shoe design and, more important, a revised standard for footwear. Another athletic shoe is entering the market. Instead of the typical manufacturer-based development team,…

There is a lack of equity in health care for minority children in America, according to data gathered in a nationwide survey and analyzed by a University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center researcher.   © 2008/itstock free, JupiterImages Corporation The…