Year: 2012

The Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics invites professionals interested in pediatric orthotics and prosthetics to submit abstracts, papers and poster presentations for its 2013 annual meeting. The deadline for submission is October 1. Some of the requested topics include clubfoot…

Liquid resin could make orthotic casting simpler and faster.

Unilateral, transtibial amputees must rely on the remaining muscles in their leg and their prosthesis to provide the necessary functions for walking, such as supporting the body, forward motion, leg-swing initiation and balance, and studies have shown that amputees have…

A decline in cognitive function could be indicated by a slower walking pace, a more variable stride and other gait disturbances, according to five studies presented at the Alzheimer’s Association’s International Conference 2012. “With an aging baby boomer generation advancing…

Priscilla Sutton’s exhibition, Spare Parts, is about more than prosthetics. It’s about a better way of life.

In every business, communication plays an important role. Whether it is between members of the company or buyers and suppliers, how a person communicates can help make or break a deal. Because the O&P industry is somewhat insulated, the right…

Strategic alliances with other patient care providers can benefit all.

The biomimetic sliding mode controller produced better results in terms of position error, force tracking error and percent overshoot and was rated to be more similar to the control of participants’ natural hands, when compared with a proportional derivative force…

Peer-based control is an organization-level motivational concept that replaces hierarchical control to drive the direction and performance of individuals within a team and the collective efforts of team members. In self-managed teams of employees, individual and collective performances corresponded positively…

Breast cancer survivors may be unaware of their post-mastectomy options.