Month: October 2010

The American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists has updated the O&P Licensure Toolkit on its website. The O&P Licensure Toolkit is a comprehensive guide that provides a blueprint for state O&P licensure initiatives. The Academy endorses state licensure of orthotists…

University of Minnesota Medical School and Minneapolis Veterans Affair Medical Center researchers have discovered a correlation between increased circuit activity in the right side of the brain and the debilitating, involuntary flashbacks triggered by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The ability…

Haitian Ministries for the Diocese of Norwich recently presented the Hanger Ivan R. Sabel Foundation with a $1,500 check to assist with the Foundation’s charitable efforts at its prosthetic clinic in Haiti. Haitian Ministries also gave the Foundation a Tree…

      Images: OPAF Throughout September and October, OPAF has hosted events in New York, California, Illinois and Maryland. McKeever’s First Ride, held on September 12 and sponsored by Touch Bionics, Engineered Silicone Products, LLC and Prosthetic Orthotic Associates…

Older adults who survived severe sepsis were more likely to develop substantial cognitive impairment and functional disability, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. “Although severe sepsis is the most common non-cardiac cause of critical…

John G. Craig, CPO/LPO, FAAOP, FISPO, recently brought his prosthetic and orthotic expertise to Brownwood, Texas, where he opened “AA” Prosthetic Services Inc. In this area of the state, O&P services previously were available only part-time or by traveling 75…

Donald S. Davis Sr. of Moore, S.C. has been named lead Amputee Action Network advocate for South Carolina. Davis will lead the 2011 legislative agenda in the state, which includes many issues important to those with limb loss. “Donald has…

    Jeff Hancock Otto Bock HealthCare has announced the hiring of Jeff Hancock as a territory sales representative for technical orthopedics in the South Texas area. He brings to Otto Bock more than 25 years experience in the health…

Stereotactic radiation is an effective, long-term treatment for trigeminal neuralgia: a painful condition that occurs with increased frequency in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Radiation is noninvasive and has less negative side effects than other treatments, according to the longest…

    The EMU class of 2012 consists of: From the left (back row): Francis Sakaya, Emily Irvine, Chris Zias, Jeff Olson, Jessie Buker, John Gross, Briana Gascho. From the left (middle row): Vladamir Protsenko, Nicole Haupt, Megan Flanagan, Andrew…