Year: 2011

ORLANDO, Fla. — The 37th Annual American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Meeting and Scientific Symposium officially kicked off yesterday with the 2011 opening session.     Scott Cummings Scott Cummings, PT, CPO, FAAOP, president of the Academy, thanked the…

ORLANDO, Fla. – People with amputations present with mobility limitations. According to Edward Strachan, CPO, this is partially the result of balance impairment. “If we are able to maximize their balance, we will likely be able to minimize their energy…

Each day 507 people lose a limb, largely to vascular-related diseases, and 60% are preventable. The Amputee Coalition, a national nonprofit based in Knoxville, Tennessee, is on a mission to increase awareness about limb loss prevention and about those living…

Hanger Orthopedic Group has pledged $45,000 to the Amputee Coalition’s Bridge to Ability Fund throughout the next 3 years. Through this fund, scholarships will be provided to new amputees to attend the national conference, June 1-4 in Kansas City, Mo.…

On March 28, leading experts across multiple disciplines will convene at the 2nd World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes to review the latest research on bariatric surgery as a treatment option. The three-day meeting, hosted by NewYork-Presbyterian…

Physiotherapy Associates announced that Andrew DeVoe has been hired as chief financial officer. In DeVoe’s new role, his initial focus will center on refining the processes of the revenue cycle and overseeing corporate financial matters. DeVoe is an industry-recognized specialist…

Throughout much of the early history of cigarette smoking in the United States, consumption was typically 1 pack – about 20 cigarettes – each day. Since the first surgeon general’s report on smoking and health in 1964, there has been…

DJO Global, Inc. (DJO) vascular health and pain management, announced that one of its indirect subsidiaries has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Dr. Comfort. The transaction is expected to close within 30 to 45 days. “Dr. Comfort has expanded…

SAN DIEGO — Practitioners should consider counseling their patients against driving when they wear or have been prescribed certain lower-extremity immobilization devices, according to the results of a prospective observational study presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American…

Brightree announced the acquisition of Pacware Software Development Inc., a full-service software and consulting provider. Within the terms of the agreement, Pacware president Byron Maynard will join the Brightree management team as the executive vice president responsible for the Pacware…