Month: December 2010

    John “Jay” Tew After the Jan.12, 2010 earthquake devastated Haiti, Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics practice manager John “Jay” Tew, CP was instrumental in establishing a prosthetics clinic in Haiti to treat those injured in the earthquake. Serving as…

A systematic review of more than 50 clinical trials finds that exercise and vitamin D supplements are the best ways to reduce the risk of falling in people aged 65 years and older. The review is published in the Annals…

U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), and Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club (AVSC) announced the creation of the Paralympic Development Program – Aspen, the first Paralympic Development Program for alpine skiing in the United States.…

    Dennis Strickland The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) elected Dennis Strickland to their 2011 board of directors. “We are honored to have Dennis join our board as we enter our 25th year,” Kendra Calhoun, president and chief executive…

Illinois law states that when hospitals need to transfer trauma patients to centers with higher levels of trauma care, such transfers should be made within 2 hours. However, a new study, published in the Archives of Surgery, found that 80%…

Comprehensive Prosthetics & Orthotics established a Rockford, Ill. office managed by Sean Scarbrough, CP. This location provides care for upper and lower extremity prosthetics, upper and lower extremity orthotics and spinal orthotics. In addition, the practice offers CAD/CAM custom design.…

January 2011 marks a significant milestone for the Baby Boomers generation when its first members – born in 1946 – begin the year in which they will celebrate their 65th birthdays. The Boomers’ transition into the years that traditionally denote…

University at Buffalo neuroscience researchers conducting basic research on ion channels have demonstrated a process that could have a profound therapeutic impact on pain. Targeting these ion channels pharmacologically would offer effective pain relief without generating the side effects of…

Wright & Filippis has entered into a partnership agreement with Orthocare Innovations. The agreement provides Wright & Filippis, which has 37 private clinics in the Midwest, special access to Orthocare’s evidence-based-practice technologies. “This partnership comes at a perfect time in…

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society announced that Timothy Coetzee, PhD has been named as the organization’s chief research officer, effective Jan. 1, 2011. Coetzee has been engaged in the multiple sclerosis (MS) movement throughout his career. Most recently, he served…