Month: February 2010

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…

CHICAGO – Touch Bionics will unveil the i-LIMB Pulse, here, at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium. The i-LIMB Pulse includes a pulsating grip and aluminum features, according to Touch Bionics. The hand prosthesis…

Highly fit multiple sclerosis (MS) patients perform significantly better on tests of cognitive function than similar less-fit patients, a new study shows. In addition, MRI scans of the patients showed that the fitter MS patients showed less damage in parts…

Clinicians may use one of several approaches to deny patient requests for an inappropriate treatment while preserving the physician-patient relationship, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Patients request medication during approximately one in 10 office visits,…

A University of California at Los Angles (UCLA) study reveals how human genes interact with their environment to boost disease risk. Published in the Feb. 18 online edition of the American Journal of Human Genetics, the findings shed light on…