Month: March 2010

  Cascade Orthopedic Supply moved to a new distribution center as part of their 5-year plan. Image: Cascade Orthopedic Supply. Cascade Orthopedic Supply Inc. has moved into a new distribution facility in Lancaster, Pa. Due to the addition of two…

The only actor who won two Academy Awards for the same role was a double-amputee.

With the Paralympics still to come, two medal contenders already walk away from the Games as big winners.

Lightweight thermoplastics consistently earn high grades from O&P practitioners.

Kids Mobility Network Inc. announced that they have provided more than $1 million of community benefit to children with disabilities and their families. The Denver-based non-profit organization has been providing durable medical equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, gait trainers and…

Exactly 1 year after President Barack Obama signed the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA), U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack announced that 2.6 million more children were served by Medicaid…

  Ellen Ernst Kossek A recent study found that a more flexible work atmosphere can make employees happier and healthier. Ellen Ernst Kossek, PhD, University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University’s School of Labor & Industrial Relations, has spent more…

  Robert S. Schwartz Robert S. Schwartz, CPed, president and chief executive officer of Eneslow Pedorthic Enterprises Inc., discussed bthe tools needed to build a successful pedorthic retail shoe business at the Pedorthic Footwear Association (PFA) Symposium in Grapevine, Texas.…

Jeff Millin, president and chief executive officer of Pioneer Surgical Technology, announced the appointment of Qibin “Chip” Bao, PhD to the position of chief technology officer. Bao has 23 years of medical device research and development experience. Since joining Pioneer…

  Davie Mendelsohn Touch Bionics announced the hiring of Davie Mendelsohn as the company’s national sales director. Mendelsohn brings with her extensive experience in the prosthetics field, having most recently held the position of regional vice president of sales and…