Year: 2009

Technicians can help evolve technology and track component trends.

  © iStockphoto.com Stroke can impair balance, heightening the risk of a debilitating fall. But a University of Illinois (UIC) at Chicago researcher has found that stroke survivors can improve their balance by practicing the Chinese martial art of tai…

The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) welcomed the introduction of the Medicare O&P Improvements Act of 2009, H.R. 2479, by Rep. Shelley Berkley. This important legislation will enhance patient care, improve health care savings and reduce fraud by assuring…

ABC/NCOPE Awarded ISPO Category I Recognition ACA Names Marshall Cohen Development Committee Chair ABC/NCOPE Awarded ISPO Category I Recognition The International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) awarded the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics Inc. (ABC)…

A large group of California physicians given financial incentives to improve the quality of medical care have begun to embrace some changes important to advancing quality. However, many health plans are still waiting for more conclusive evidence of improvement, according…

For some patients struggling with chronic pain and diminished function, choosing amputation over limb salvage significantly improves quality of life.

Herbert Marshall lost a limb in World War I and went on to live a life in the spotlight.

Disabled Sports USA Inc. (DS/USA) released the results of a commissioned survey conducted by Harris Interactive. Data from the survey of 1,108 working age (18 years or older) adults with disabilities, DS/USA chapter participants and members of the Wounded Warrior…

In today’s economy, more O&P graduates compete for fewer residency spots.

Employers, service providers and job candidates with a disability must partner together in order to raise the level of employment among the disabled.