Year: 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…

The American Pain Society (APS) has expressed strong support for action by Congress and the president, which resulted in the enactment of two pain care bills, the Veterans Pain Care Policy Act and the Military Pain Care Policy Act of…

What to do when getting paid for services presents a struggle.

More than 1,400 health care professionals and industry leaders convened in Boston on October 7 at the National E-prescribing Conference hosted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and 34 co-sponsoring organizations. Featuring U.S. Department of Health and…

Researchers around the world attempt to awaken a process in humans that would allow them to regrow lost cells, digits and, eventually, limbs.

Exoskeleton technology aims not only to help carry the weight, but also aid people with mobility problems.

By Jennifer Hoydicz

  Alexander Thomas LeTourneau Alexander Thomas LeTourneau died suddenly on October 7, 2008. His passing dims a light in the world at the young age of 27. Alex was proud to stand with his father Thomas LeTourneau at LeTourneau Prosthetics.…