Month: April 2011

Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc. has hired Patrick Logan, CPO, as one of its managing practitioners of the Exton, Pa. patient care office. Logan has joined Taffy Bowman, CPO, to meet increased demand in the Philadelphia market. Logan is a…

    Limbs that have been collected.   Image: Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics In a joint effort, the York County Amputee Coalition and Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc. have been collecting used prosthetic limbs for donation. These limbs will be…

Orthotic & Prosthetic Group of America (OPGA) recently announced a new premier partnership with SoleTech. Premier members within OPGA’s network will receive savings on SoleTech’s full line of fabrication materials for the O&P industry. In addition to its presence in…

The fourth European Championships of the International Standing Amputee Hockey Federation (ISIHF) will be conducted at the Zemgale Ice Arena in Jelgava, Latvia, from May 11-14 2011. The tournament hosted by the Latvian Amputee Hockey Association and supported by the…

Breast cancer survivors who experience large weight gain have an increased risk of death after diagnosis, according to research scientists at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, Calif. Breast cancer survivors who experienced large weight gain – 10%…

    First Volley   Prosthetic & Orthotic Associates of Central Florida (POA) hosted both a First Volley Adaptive Tennis and a First Swing/Learn to Golf Clinic during the recent American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific…

The George Washington University (GW) researchers have been awarded two grants from the McKesson Foundation as part of its Mobilizing for Health initiative, an initiative to improve the health of underserved populations with chronic diseases through the use of mobile-phone…

A medical device developed by retired U.S. Navy sonar experts, using submarine technology, is a new paradigm for the detection, diagnosis and monitoring of stroke, according to a team of interventional radiologists at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 36th Annual…

A major study by Joslin Diabetes Center researchers has found that some people who have survived diabetes for many decades exhibit remarkably few complications — a discovery that points toward the presence of protective factors that guard against the disease’s…

Two of Ossur’s technologies have received the Red Dot International Design Award. Both Proprio Foot and Rebound Air Walker were recognized as winners in the 2011 life science and medicine group by the judging panel, which evaluated more than 4,000…