Month: September 2010

Advanced Arm Dynamics (AAD announces the addition of Tiffany Ryan, LOT, CSCS, to the clinical team. Ryan will work at AAD’s Southwest Center of Excellence in Dallas. “What excites me most about joining Advanced Arm Dynamics is their patient-focused mission,”…

With 1 year to go, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has launched its Diabetes Roadmap to the UN High Level Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). This document outlines IDF’s aims for diabetes on the road to the Summit and its…

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.