Day: September 15, 2010

For years, clinical treatment of Charcot foot involved a combination of braces and crow walkers. Recently, however, foot and ankle surgeons have grown increasingly interested in treating Charcot foot using their own methods. “There is plenty of interest in surgical…

Most people think about the visible impacts that healthy eating have on our lives, yet fail to consider what poor dietary habits can do to our careers. A 2005 study conducted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) based in Geneva…

According to a 2007 Careerbuilder.com survey, more than half of employees indicated that they work with a great deal of stress. The survey also found that 77% of those surveyed felt burned out by their job.     Liz Bywater…

Acknowledge the accomplishments of staff, patients and customers tocreate a win-win situation.

LEIPZIG – A review of the first 40 patients who underwent targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) shows a 96% success rate, according to Laura Miller, PhD, CP, of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and O&P Business News Practitioner Advisory Council member.…

Experts weigh-in about whether it is safer to run barefoot, in minimal
shoes or in standard running shoes.

Consistency and clarity in processes are crucial in
securing reimbursement and delivering quality patient care.

Mario Donald Hodge, CPed, followed in the footsteps of his father andis now expanding the business he hopes to pass onto his own son.

Industry leaders speculate about the financial impact of the
wide-ranging tax.

European scientists discovered the part of the brain in charge of tracking the limbs’ position in space. The parietal cortex provides the sensory information necessary for the brain to construct a complex projection of the body’s position within that space.…