Month: March 2012

Previous studies exploring the effects of wearing high heels have found that it causes shortening of the medial gastrocnemius muscles and increases Achilles tendon stiffness, resulting in chronic adaptations in the muscle-tendon units in the foot. However, few studies have…

To elevate the level of clinical practice, practitioners need to combine subjective assessment with skill proficiency and submit their best  efforts to rigorous objective study. A few years ago I ordered a novel titled Blink from Amazon for my leisure reading.…

Multidisciplinary teams at military hospitals create individualized rehabilitation programs for their unique patient population. Statistics provided by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center show that 240 instances of at least one arm or leg amputation were performed on deployed soldiers…

Central Brace & Limb hosted a First Dive Intro to Scuba Clinic on March 4 at the Avon High School pool facilities in Avon, Ind. First Dive is a program of the Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation (OPAF), which offers…

The Amputee Coalition announced that Steve Cox has been hired as the new director of finance and administration. Effective on March 26, he will oversee financial operations and management, human resources, business development and the professional Healthcare Provider membership program.…

The Amputee Coalition will be accepting applications for the annual Christina Skoski, MD Scholarship until April 9. The $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a student with congenital limb difference or limb loss. The scholarship is open to undergraduate students…

    CMMB’s senior vice president of programs Jeffrey Jordan and CMMB’s director Dianne Jean-Francois, MD, MPH present the Global Health Care Leadership Award to Hanger’s CEO Tom Kirk and the Hanger Ivan R. Sabel Foundation’s Chairman Ivan Sabel.  …

The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association will host its second conference call in the O&P Issue Updates Series on Wednesday, March 14 at 3 pm EST. Thomas V. DiBello, CO, FAAOP, AOPA president, and executive director Thomas F. Fise, JD,…

Hanger Orthopedics announced the recipients of the first James Edward Hanger Awards of Excellence at its annual Education Fair and National Meeting in Las Vegas. The categories include collaboration, customer service, clinical excellence, leadership, pioneering innovation and strategic flexibility. Hanger’s…

Fast Company magazine named Össur among the “Most Innovative Companies in the World” in its annual rankings. The company was ranked 7th among all global health care companies. Included in Össur’s 750 registered patents and designs are the Flex-Foot Cheetah…