Year: 2010

People at risk for osteoarthritis may be able to delay the onset of the disease or even prevent it by making changes to their physical activity, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of…

    Scott Cummings Scott Cummings, PT, CPO, FAAOP, president of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists announced that the Academy’s O&P Career Awareness campaign won the Gold Award in the MarCom Award Contest in the category of External…

    Sharon Nichelson The Board of Certification/Accreditation, International (BOC) has elected Sharon Nichelson, CMOF, to a second term as chairwoman of the board of directors. BOC also elected five more officers. Kimberly Hertz, CMF, BOCO, as vice chairwoman; Jim…

Eduardo Oyola-Rivera, of Brandon, Fla., has been elected national vice president of Paralyzed Veterans of America. “I am delighted to serve all the members of Paralyzed Veterans of America,” Oyola-Rivera stated in a press release. “I look forward to working…

Allard USA is the newest Silver Level Sponsor for OPAF & The First Clinics. In lieu of holiday gifts this season, Allard has chosen to make a donation to the First Clinics so that the work of adaptive recreation for…

Results from a national survey of U.S. women with fibromyalgia illustrate the private and prolonged physical and emotional struggles patients with this condition face, underscored by delays in diagnosis, which a majority of respondents report as being 1 year or…

Touch Bionics announced that its ProDigits solution has won a Best of What’s New Award for 2010 from Popular Science. Touch Bionics extended the technology behind the i-LIMB Hand to create a solution for partial-hand patients — an estimated 1.2…

ORLANDO, Fla. — Videotaping and analysis systems create an added value for patients, and provide additional revenue for pedorthists and other allied health professionals. With just a few extra minutes during each patient appointment, practitioners can offer a new service…

    David Nour ORLANDO, Fla. — The most important element of any business is the relationships you build, not simply the amount of contacts you generate. Keynote speaker David Nour, MBA, joined the 2010 North American Pedorthic Congress on…

After receiving more than 60 entries from talented Central Texas artists, Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. announced, Austin glass artist Morgan Graff has won Hanger’s “ARTroduction to Austin” art competition.     Morgan Graff   Image: Hanger Orthopedic Group. In August…