Year: 2012

When Rachel Eisenfeld, CPed, decided to pursue a career as a pedorthist, she knew that she wanted to follow a less conventional path. Hoping to improve customer satisfaction and reduce orthotic fabrication time, Eisenfeld established Soleful Orthotics and Footwear, a…

With the abundance of rocker bottom shoes on the market, determining which ones are the best for treating your patients can be difficult. John Greco, PE, CPed, Alan Johnson and Vern Walther, CPed explained how to identify good rocker soles…

Jeff Schoenfeld, chairman and chief executive officer of PAL Health Technologies, passed away on November 28 at his Naples, Fla. residence at the age of 64. A founding member of PAL Health Technologies, Schoenfeld lead his team to develop a…

When hiring a new employee, employers are often more focused on hiring a candidate they would like to spend time with rather than finding the person who can best do the job, according to study results published in the American…

On Nov. 29, a public service announcement will air during ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy on behalf of the Amputee Coalition to show support for the organization’s mission to help amputees and their families. The Amputee Coalition and ABC have been working…

The Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation has added Karen Lundquist and Sue Borondy to its board of directors, effective Dec. 1.   Karen Lundquist   Lundquist, who serves as director of communications in North America for Ottobock Inc., has been…

Team HERO riders Jim Wazny, Chris Ridgway and Mario Panagiotopoulos, all left-leg amputees, competed as the first all adaptive team in the Baja 1000, from Nov. 15-17. The team finished 6th overall in the Open Pro Class 22 on adaptive…

The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association, along with the US National Member Society of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics and the German Association of Orthopaedic Technology/Con.fair.med, announced a call for papers for the 2013 World Congress being held…

Fillauer Companies Inc. announced the appointment of Traci Dralle as director of marketing where she will be responsible for supervising the marketing department, including overseeing all advertising and communications. According to a company press release, Dralle was previously the vice…

Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics announced plans to open a new patient care facility in Raleigh, N.C., in November. According to a press release, Ability Raleigh will be operated by Chris Baughman, CP, BOCO, who recently joined the company from Anatomical…