The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) and the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA) hail the introduction of the “Prosthetics and Custom Orthotics Parity Act of 2010” in the U.S. Senate as a major step toward ensuring that Americans with…
Year: 2010
OPERF Recognizes O&P Research With 2010 Award Program
The Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation (OPERF) recently recognized four individuals for their original O&P research. OPERF, an independent nonprofit foundation, established the OPERF Award Program in 2008 as a means to encourage and stimulate research at all…
Mercy Ships Announces Sierra Leone Field Service
Mercy Ships has selected Sierra Leone as the site for the 2011 Field Service for the world’s largest charity hospital ship, the Africa Mercy. This will be the fourth time that Mercy Ships has delivered free world-class medical care to…
Danny Freund Awarded Ability’s Joseph Mazur Housing Scholarship
Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc. recently announced the recipient of its 2010 Joseph Mazur Housing Scholarship. The award was presented to Danny Freund, a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University and resident of Hopewell, NJ as part of the grand…
Reduce Breast Cancer Risk with Vitamin and Calcium Supplements
Vitamin and calcium supplements appear to reduce the risk of breast cancer, according to findings presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 101st Annual Meeting 2010. “It is not an immediate effect. You don’t take a vitamin today and…
Project Medishare Transitions Relief Efforts in Haiti to Rehabilitation
Partnered with the University of Miami Global Institute, Project Medishare has been on the ground in Haiti for more than 15 years engaging in health and developmental projects. Project Medishare’s commitment to medical infrastructure was never more on display than…
OPAF First Paddle, Adaptive Kayaking Set to Launch
OPAF is set to launch First Paddle, adaptive kayaking for amputees and people with physical challenges on Sunday, May 23 at the Michael Jones Pool facilities of Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Mich. First Paddle will introduce or re-introduce amputees…
Ohio Willow Wood Hires Additional Product Specialist
Prosthetists have an expanded product support resource for learning about Ohio Willow Wood products and services. Vince Coole, CP, joins Bob Beatty as a product specialist. As product specialists, Coole and Beatty will interact with prosthetists and prosthetic facilities through…
ABC Grew Programs, Increased Numbers in 2009
In 2009, the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics Inc. (ABC) experienced growth in its credentialing and facility accreditation programs, according to its 2009 Annual Report. The publication, which provides both a summary of ABC’s work in…
Clinical Benefit of Multiple Sclerosis Drug Discovered
A drug for treating multiple sclerosis was discovered at Rush University Medical Center, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in January and is now available in the United States. The drug, called dalfampridine, is the first therapy…