Day: February 24, 2010

  Robert Meier, CO, BOCO CHICAGO — Orthotic intervention that avoids the complete immobilization of a child with cerebral palsy yields positive outcomes, according to a speaker here. The key to improving the lives of these children is to prevent…

CHICAGO – Because OPAF wishes to continue to provide physical fitness opportunities to O&P patients, the fund’s organizers invite Academy attendees to its First Bid here on Thursday. The Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund (OPAF) First Bid will take place…

CHICAGO – Otto Bock HealthCare will introduce the 1M10 Adjust Foot here at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Symposium. “The 1M10 was specifically designed with the needs of the K2 user in mind,” Scott Weber,…

Angelo Malamis, MD says that 90% of his patients who have undergone a treatment called balloon kyphoplasty for vertebral fractures report significant reductions in pain and disability. But the number of kyphoplasty referrals Malamis has received from primary care doctors…

CHICAGO — Attendees of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium have a daily opportunity to mix exercise into their education and make new connections with their colleagues. On each day of the meeting —…

CHICAGO – Recent technologies may assist in friction management but require a proper understanding of intervention opportunities including patient education, said one practitioner. “Friction is misunderstood,” said Mark Payette, CO, research and development manager for Tamarack Habilitation Technologies, here at…

In North Carolina, the Center for Orthotic & Prosthetic Care (COPC) has offices on campus of Duke University Medical Center and Duke Raleigh Hospital. In Kentucky, COPC has offices in Norton Medical Pavilion, Kosair Charities Foundation, and Shriners hospital for…

OrPro Prosthetics & Orthotics announced that Raghvendra Prajapati, BOCO, CPed has joined the staff of its clinical practice in Richmond, Ind. “We are pleased to have Raj join OrPro,” Michael Hamontree, president of OrPro, said in a news release. “He…

CHICAGO – The snow may have been falling outside on the streets of Chicago, but the exhibit hall here at the Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium was buzzing with renewed and new connections, product showcases…

CHICAGO – The changing needs of O&P practitioners drive the planning of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Meeting and Scientific Symposium each year, the association’s president said.   Keith Smith Keith Smith, CO, LO, FAAOP, spoke to O&P…