Month: March 2011

Fillauer Companies Inc. announced that Jim Lagerstrom, CP, will be joining the Fillauer sales team as the Midwest area sales manager. Lagerstrom will be responsible for the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio…

OPAF’s First Dance, which was sponsored by Special Opportunities for Advanced Rehabilitation (SOAR), successfully launched in Detroit. SOAR and Elegance in Motion Dance Studio were the hosts for an afternoon of ballroom dancing for people with physical challenges. More than…

Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics announced that Leigh Radziwon, MS, will take on the role of manager of the New England market’s cosmetic restoration services. In her role at Hanger, Radziwon helps patients who have lost fingers, ears or noses and…

The National Commission for Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE) announced that its board approved the Standards and Guidelines for Accreditation of Educational Programs in Pedorthics at its March 15 meeting in Orlando, Fla. Since coming under the NCOPE umbrella in…

The Step Forward Tour, a concert at Chicago’s Park West Theater, will take place on May 13, 2011. Proceeds will benefit Friends of the Orphans for St. Damien Hospital in Haiti, providing medical care and rehabilitation to amputee victims of…

Some simple changes to promote healthy habits at work can help to prevent employees from gaining weight, reports a study in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. However, these types of environmental interventions aren’t likely to lead to weight…

Austin glass-blowing artist Morgan Graff has completed the installation of her winning artwork at Hanger Orthopedic Group’s headquarters. Selected in Nov. 2010 as the winner of Hanger’s ARTroduction to Austin Art Competition for her representation of the theme, “Moving Lives…

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has established a Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, led by Heakyung Kim, MD. In this role, Kim will provide specialized care for children with neuromuscular disorders and other special needs at the Hospital’s two major centers for…

Expansion of health care coverage mandated by health reform will push demand for primary care providers sharply upward, and thousands of new physicians are needed to accommodate the increase, a new study finds. “Health care consumers should expect that in…

A new study has found that certain types of women with early stage breast cancer are vulnerable to excessive worrying about cancer recurrence. Published early online in CANCER, the study also indicates that worrying about cancer recurrence can compromise patients’…