Month: September 2010

    Xavier Gonzalez Attitudes towards people with a disability in Great Britain are improving, according to an International Paralympic Committee (IPC) press release. These findings were announced at a 3-day project review with the London Organizing Committee held Sept.…

Researchers in Germany have gained new insight into how the immune system causes damage associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), an incurable neuroinflammatory disorder. Using imaging tools which enable investigation of processes in living organisms, they were able to show a…

Cascade Prosthetics & Orthotics (P&O) Inc. announced the addition of James Redhed, CPO.     James Redhed “James has a tremendous amount of experience coming from a very busy and large hospital [Cleveland Clinic],” Cindy Diener, CPO at Cascade P&O’s…

    Randy Furushiro Capstone Orthopedic recently opened its newest practice, Salinas Valley Prosthetics and Orthotics, in Salinas, Calif. The practice officially opened its doors on July 1. Randy Furushiro, CPO has joined Capstone as the managing partner for this…

    The new titanium-based material features a foam-like structure.   Image: Fraunhofer IFAM The greater the forces tissue bears, the thicker it develops. Those parts of the human skeleton subject to lesser strains tend to have lesser bone density.…

Mario Orsogna, CO, a health care professional with more than 30 years experience in orthotics, has joined the BioDynamic Technologies patient services team. Orsogna also brings particular knowledge and training in fabricating braces for scoliosis for young patients. He received…

    Eric Broekhuizen The University of Michigan Orthotics and Prosthetics Department has added Eric Broekhuizen, CO to its team. Broekhuizen worked for the University of Michigan as an athletic trainer, serving as trainer for the men’s basketball and golf…

Women who survive breast cancer often suffer from functional limitations that affect motion, strength and dexterity, which may adversely affect all-cause and competing-cause survival but not breast cancer survival. Breast cancer survivors who have functional limitations that affect motion, strength,…

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) assistant secretary for health, Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH, announced the award of more than $14.2 million to develop, implement and test strategies to increase the adoption and dissemination of interventions based…

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening of the new headquarters.   Image: Hanger Orthopedic Group Hanger Orthopedic Group recently completed its move to Austin, Texas. Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell, Opportunity Austin chair Tim Crowley and Hanger chief executive…