With an almost missionary zeal, Sherri Fleming, CFts, warns her patients about diabetes.
Month: June 2012
Be Watchful for Irritating Skin Conditions
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…
Making Strides in the Assessment of Gait Patterns
Observational analysis gets a hand from prosthesis-mounted activity monitors and computer data collection technology.
Recycling: It’s Not Just for Bottles and Cans
Do more with less by recycling your online content. Paper works, too.
Michigan’s Second-Youngest Governor Was a Double Amputee
It wasn’t the amputation but a perjury conviction that led to his downfall and subsequent recovery.
Young Innovators: Cadence Biomedical
Weekly meetings among friends turn a Seattle-based startup into a rising medical device company.
Research Shows That Oxygen May Improve Bone Regeneration
The application of high levels of oxygen to severed bone facilitates bone regrowth, according to a study presented at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Annual Meeting in San Diego. The study, funded by the Defense Advanced Research…
Common Sense Ways to Stay Profitable in O&P
Running a successful O&P practice takes vision, tenacity and a willingness to open up the books and see where you are making mistakes. It is not an easy process, but recognizing and overcoming obstacles to profitability can pay off in…