Day: June 1, 2012

Chinook Foot Orthotic Laboratory Inc. is one of eight finalists competing for the grand prize of $100,000 in the BDC Young Entrepreneur Award. The company is being recognized for its innovation project, A Greener Footprint, which will improve the efficiency…

 College Park Industries is donating $200 for every purchase of its limited edition Tactical Soleus foot to Purple Heart Homes, which provides custom housing solutions for service connected disabled veterans and their families. The foot was crafted especially for Dale…

Extensive research has been conducted to examine how different prosthetic components affect movement patterns, pressure distribution and ground reaction force during walking in below knee amputees. However, little research has been done to investigate how gel liners, specifically the thickness…

The Extremity Games, an extreme adaptive sports competition for athletes with amputations or spinal cord injuries, were founded by College Park Industries in 2006 as a way to raise awareness about the abilities of people with limb loss or limb…

The X3 is the latest generation of microprocessor knees evolved from the X2 and C-Leg.

The decision either to repeal or uphold will impact orthotic and prosthetic providers.

With an almost missionary zeal, Sherri Fleming, CFts, warns her patients about diabetes.

ATLANTA — Serious skin conditions that affect amputees can start with infections; fever and chills are telltale sign of serious infection. Do not hesitate to send a febrile patient to a physician or the emergency room for treatment, according to…

Observational analysis gets a hand from prosthesis-mounted activity monitors and computer data collection technology.

Do more with less by recycling your online content. Paper works, too.