Year: 2010

The Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) and USA Triathlon-certified triathlon coaches have partnered to create a premiere paratriathlon camp that will take the skills and abilities of amputee paratriathletes to the next level. The 3-day camp is being held Aug. 19-22…

Winslow Therapeutic Riding Center in Warwick, N.Y., along with OPAF and The First Clinics will host a McKeever’s First Ride on Sept. 12. McKeever’s First Ride offers therapeutic horsemanship to anyone with a physical challenge to discover the many benefits…

Team USA continued its success on day three of the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships by adding eight more medals and one world record performance to its results. Getting things started for the women was Jessica Long who won gold…

The Board of Certification/Accreditation, International (BOC) honored Donald O. Fedder, DrPH, MPH, BSP, FAPhA, BOC’s founder and first chief executive officer, by dedicating its new headquarters wing to him. The “Don Fedder Suite” expands BOC’s Owings Mills, Md. offices. All…

People with a particular kind of knee alignment have a greater chance of developing osteoarthritis than do those with other types of leg alignment, reported researchers supported by the NIH and its National Institute of Aging. The study, published online…

Todd McAllister Comprehensive Prosthetic & Orthotics, based in Peoria, Ill., recently announced two new hires to its team. Both Todd McAllister, CP, FAAOP, and Robin McRae, CP, LP, are ABC-certified and licensed prosthetists, and previously worked at Plattner Orthopedic Company.…

In type 1 diabetes, the body relentlessly attacks and destroys its own insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells. But a study by Joslin Diabetes Center scientists now has firmly established that some of these cells endure for many decades in a small…

Ability Prosthetics and Orthotics, based in Gettysburg, Pa. and its founder, Jeff Brandt, CPO and chief executive officer recently contributed to the ongoing Dale Yasukawa Memorial Scholarship Fund, maintained by OPAF and The First Clinics. This scholarship was established in…

Researchers from the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing and the College of Engineering have developed technology to track motions while people exercise and provide feedback to patients as they recover from injuries or illnesses to reduce the chances…

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD announced that PPMD will award a $600,000 grant to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, to conduct clinical testing of a promising gene therapy technique for muscle disease. Investigators, led by Jerry Mendell, MD, director…