Month: March 2010

Interventional radiologists have opened the door to an encouraging potential future treatment for the nearly 200,000 women who are diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States each year: image-guided, multi-probe cryotherapy. In the first reported study, researchers were able…

U.S. Paralympics, a division of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), announced that Dave Denniston has been named coaching fellow for the Paralympic Swimming Resident Program at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs., Colo. Denniston will direct the training…

Of the 8 million patients who were admitted to U.S. hospitals on weekends in 2007, approximately one third needed major procedures on the day of admission, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. In comparison, patients who were…

Nearly 60% of persons with paraplegia who are wheelchair users will suffer from shoulder pain that severely hampers their ability to carry out daily activities and propel themselves over different terrains. Though persons with paraplegia routinely use exercise training in…

Industry leaders find they must look back in order to improve their future.

Joe McTernan, director of reimbursement services for American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA), presented his “Top Ten Billing Myths” at the AOPA National Assembly in Seattle. McTernan presented some of the most common myths associated with O&P billing, payment and…

While physicians strive to set realistic expectations for patients undergoing knee and hip joint replacements, a new study reveals that doctor and patient expectations are sometimes not aligned. The study, reported by the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) researchers at…

Electromagnetic pulses significantly decrease pain and inflammation associated with osteoarthritis of the knee, according to Henry Ford Hospital researchers. In the double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled study, 34 patients used a portable battery-operated device that emits a low-intensity pulsating electromagnetic frequency and…

The National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE), in collaboration with the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (Academy), launched the first of three online training programs for residency directors and their staffs. Thanks to federal grant monies from…

The Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame induction ceremony, to be held in Whistler, B.C. on March 14 at the Paralympic Hospitality Centre, will feature the third group of Paralympic athletes to be inducted into the Hall of Fame by the…