Month: July 2011

Tim Powell, CPed, now 59 years old, started out straddling fitting stools at retail shoe stores in his native St. Louis. “But when they started losing market share to self-service discounters, I knew I had to make a change,” he…

As education standards continue to evolve, so does the O&P student.

ORLANDO, Fla. — A quality in employees that is perhaps even more important than their ability is their willingness to accomplish their work, and to do it well for the company. Strong leaders will succeed in identifying this quality and…

In this time of economic hardship, business owners need to know that their businesses are running as efficiently as possible. To increase efficiency in the office, owners should put in place a number of administrative and practitioner-based procedures designed to…

    Jim Hewlett Since September 2009, most providers billing to Medicare have been required to become accredited prior to applying for their Medicare provider number or to retain their existing provider number. Many of these providers, however, might not…

Despite suffering severe injuries from a jet ski accident, wakeboarder
Mike Krohn was eager to jump back in the water.

Combine traditional and modern techniques to make the most of yourmarketing message.

Post-mastectomy care involves more than specialty undergarments and breast prostheses, and fitters must be aware of other issues that concern these patients. As with virtually all surgery, mastectomies carry the risk of scars that are both unsightly and traumatic. In…

Consider range of motion and alignment when helping children with
cerebral palsy push functional limits.

Jorge Fabregas, MD, of Children’s Health Care of Atlanta, has encountered numerous patients who struggle with their residual limb due to wound complications such as infection, medical history, poor socket fit and poor nutrition. Fabregas discussed complications in wound healing…