Day: June 1, 2011

Because of his own experience, one amputee now works to promote the
race that led to his amputation.

Infant car seats and other advancements in child care have added to the
influx of children with these conditions but with therapeutic intervention
these problems can be solved

PARK CITY, Utah — Infants with limb loss at or above-the-knee face numerous challenges, especially during the transition from crawling to walking. According to Colleen Coulter-O’Berry, PhD, PT, DPT, PCS, Children’s Health Care of Atlanta, the prosthesis must accomplish competing…

PARK CITY, Utah — The occurrence of persons born with congenital limb deficiencies is approximately 25.64 per 100,000 live births. Of those congenital births, approximately 60% are upper extremity limb deficiencies. Although there is literature debating whether children with upper…

Maria Gerschutz, PhD, an applied research engineer for Ohio Willow Wood, explored the effects of common over-design techniques in a study, presented at the 2011 Academy Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium. According to Gerschutz, much of the variability in socket…

PARK CITY, Utah — Benjamin J. Koch, BS, CP, Orthotic Prosthetic Center Inc, shared a case study about a boy he is currently working with who, at 18 months old, was diagnosed with septic shock, which resulted in bilateral wrist…

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of time.

When Paul Wittgenstein lost his right arm in World War I, he was one of
the most promising young pianists in his native Austria.

    Susan O. Cassidy Susan O. Cassidy, MD, JD, is just one woman fighting for a cause. She is a physician and a lawyer, but also serves as an advocate. She speaks on behalf of those who have breast…

An increased base of knowledge generated the movement toward anentry-level master’s program, offering O&P schools the opportunity tomodify their curriculums with an eye toward the future.