Technological advances in orthotic technology have caused a shift in traditional orthotic paradigms, according to Roy H. Lidtke, DPM, CPed, and director for the Center for Clinical Biomechanics at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Lidtke presented his findings…
Year: 2010
OPAF Awarded Grant Funding
Orthotic & Prosthetic Assistance Fund Inc. (OPAF) and The First Clinics recently received two grants in separate award ceremonies. First, the Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation awarded a $1,000 grant to OPAF to continue work with its First Clinics. OPAF was…
Parity Legislation Signed in Illinois
Image: © 2009 iStockphoto.com/Edward Grajeda. On Dec. 13, 2009, Illinois governor Pat Quinn signed parity bill HB 2652 into law requiring health insurance plans to provide no less favorable coverage for prosthetics as well as custom orthotics than provided…
OPT Texas Hosts First Volley Tennis Clinic
Orthotic & Prosthetic Technologies (OPT) of Texas hosted a First Volley Tennis Clinic at Circle C Tennis Center in Austin, Texas. Frieda Borth, who serves as the patient advocate for OPT Texas, was instrumental in the success of the clinic.…
Report Highlights Need for Health Care Reform
Anita Campbell A report issued by Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Kathleen Sebelius in late October outlined the ways in which health insurance reform will lower costs for small businesses. The report, Lower Premiums, Stronger Businesses: How Health…
Study Offers Hope for Sensory Control
The introduction of the iLimb, allowing a patient to control individual digits on a prosthetic hand through neuromuscular signals, was a breakthrough for the O&P industry. The ability for an upper extremity amputee to grab an object using myoelectric-controlled digits…
The Consequences of Obesity in Children with Spina Bifida
The new year is often met with resolutions of losing weight; reflecting an ongoing epidemic of obesity within our society.
Share Outcomes to Build Referral Trust
Sean Zeller Employing evidence-based outcomes is one of the most effective tactics that O&P practitioners can use to strengthen their relationships with physicians and other referral sources. Sean Zeller, MSPO, CO, orthotist with National Orthotics and Prosthetics Company (NOPCO)…
Gilberto Mejia Receives the Volunteer of the Year/Medical Diplomat Award
Gilberto Mejia Hanger prosthetist Gilberto Mejia, CP was recently honored with the 2009 Volunteer of the Year/Medical Diplomat Award from Physicians for Peace. Mejia was recognized for his efforts in the Dominican Republic where he has been working with…
ABC Welcomes Three New Board Members
Curt A. Bertram Charles H. Dankmeyer Roy B. Davis The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics Inc. (ABC) welcomes three new members to its board of directors following the retirement of three members – Michael Allen,…