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…
Year: 2011
Education Elevation
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.
Hanger Reports First Quarter Results
Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. announced net sales of $200.4 million for the quarter that ended March 31, an increase of $22.1 million from the first quarter of 2010. Adjusted diluted earnings per share, which excludes the costs to relocate the…
Anchor System Keeps Prosthetic Power on Same Side
Debi Latour ORLANDO, Fla.—The Ipsilateral Scapular Cutaneous Anchor system returns to upper extremity amputees the unimpeded use of their sound side. Debi Latour, MEd, OTR/L, a congenital unilateral transradial amputee and senior occupational therapist at Shriners Hospitals for…
Hip Muscle Strength Predicts Activity Limitation in Lower Limb Amputees
Weak hip muscles impair amputees more than other factors.
Personal Provider Experiences Contribute to Compassionate Health Care for the Patient
Health care providers must maintain their objectivity when discussing a patient’s health and treatment options. However, most providers have their own personal experiences with trauma, disease or loss. Is it appropriate for a practitioner to share their own personal experiences…
Student to Receive Scholarship at the Amputee Coalition’s National Conference
Annie Garofalo The Amputee Coalition has announced Annie Garofalo of Medfield, Mass., as the recipient of the $1,000 Christina Skoski, MD, Scholarship. Although Garofalo will not be able to attend due to her high school graduation, she will…
OPGA Partners With Life-Like Laboratory
Life-Like Laboratory LLC, a manufacturer with more than 30 years of experience crafting silicone prostheses, has become an official supplier partner of the Orthotic and Prosthetic Group of America (OPGA). Now OPGA member facilities are eligible to receive a Life-Like…
NUPOC Wins Architectural Award
By R. J. Garrick Custom-designed by VOA Architects, the Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center (NUPOC) site has won a 2011 Merit Award for Interior Buildouts from the Chicago Building Congress. NUPOC contended with three other major commercial projects to become a…
Study Compares Human Walking and Running Motions
In a study comparing human walking and running motions — and whether the hips, knees or ankles are the most important power sources for these motions — researchers at North Carolina State University found that the hips generate more of…