Year: 2011

Oscar Pistorius has been selected to compete against able-bodied athletes for South Africa at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, on August 27. Pistorius will be South Africa’s lone representative in the 400 m. He was also named…

Orthofeet announced the appointment of Mark Koide as chief executive officer and Rick Hynes as chief financial officer. The senior executives are the first management hires since the company was acquired by an investor group led by Tuckerman Capital and…

The Orthotic & Prosthetic Assistance Fund Inc. (OPAF) and The First Clinics have once again partnered with Shriners Hospitals for Children to offer First Volley Adaptive Tennis Clinics for patients and families across the country. First Volley is recognized as…

Active Life Orthotics and Prosthetics, along with its sister company Aqua Life Wellness Center, hosted two adaptive aquatic programs for those with physical challenges at their facilities in Albuquerque, N.M. First Swim and First Dive Intro to Scuba were offered…

A literature review published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has reported many of the risks that frequently cause falls are not adequately addressed with fall prevention initiatives used in health care facilities. Approximately 3% to…

SPS has commenced operations at its fifth distribution center in Bolingbrook, Ill., to service the North Central United States. The SPS Chicago warehouse adds approximately 24% to the company’s warehouse capacity and brings its total combined distribution space to approximately…

Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. announced the acquisition of Team Post-Op Inc., BioConcepts Inc., US Orthotics & Prosthetics Inc., MK Prosthetic & Orthotic Services Inc., and Rainier Surgical Incorporated & Ortho-Medical Products Inc. The acquisitions will add annual revenues of approximately…

First Volley Adaptive Tennis has increased its national staff by 25% with the addition of Fred Johnson and Frank Adams as certified First Volley instructors. Both men were certified by First Volley director of tennis, Darren Kindred, at the recent…

On Monday, August 1, more than 600 veterans arrived in Pittsburgh for the annual National Veterans Wheelchair Games. Presented by Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), this multievent sports and rehabilitation program is for military…

Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. is celebrating a milestone achieved by few American companies — 150 years in business. On Wednesday, Aug. 10, coinciding with the month James Hanger began work on his revolutionary prosthetic solution in 1861, Hanger Orthopedic Group…