Ryan Spill Advanced Arm Dynamics (AAD) announced the opening of the Northeast Center of Excellence in Philadelphia. The center’s clinical manager is Ryan Spill, CP. Spill joined the AAD team at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 2007…
Year: 2011
OPAF Dale Yasukawa Scholarship Applications Due May 15
The OPAF Dale Yasukawa Scholarship Fund is now accepting applications from Northwestern University students currently enrolled in the O&P program. The scholarship is intended to assist NUPOC students in attending their local chapter or society meeting of the Academy. Scholarship…
IPC Announces March 2011 Athlete Of The Month Winner
Neil Fachie of Great Britain has been voted by the public as the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Athlete of the Month for March 2011. The visually impaired cyclist won two gold medals at the 2011 Union Cyclist International (UCI) Para-Cycling…
Ability Announces New Hires and Staff Certification
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…
York County Amputee Coalition Teams Up With Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics to Help Amputees
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…
OPGA Announces New Partnership With SoleTech
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…
Fourth European Championships in Standing Ice Hockey Scheduled for May
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…
Large Weight Gain Raises Risk for Recurrence Among Breast Cancer Survivors
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%…
POA Hosts Two First Clinics in Orlando
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…
GW Researchers Awarded Two Grants for Mobilizing for Health Initiative
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…