Month: July 2013

Collaboration across specialties and lessons from combat casualty care contributed to the effective treatment of the victims of the Boston bombings, according to an editorial published in The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. The authors wrote that “prepositioned collaborative care” between…

Collaboration across specialties and lessons from combat casualty care contributed to the effective treatment of the victims of the Boston bombings, according to an editorial published in The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. The authors wrote that “prepositioned collaborative care” between…

According to recent study results, even as life expectancy has increased over the past 2 decades, individuals have become increasingly healthier later in life. “With the exception of the year or two just before death, people are healthier than they…

The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago welcomed four new residents for 2013-2014, according to a news release. Alicia Foster received a master’s of science in biokinesiology from the University of Southern California. She received her orthotic and prosthetic certificates from California…

Alan Oliveira broke the T43 100 meter world record with a time of 10.57 seconds at the Paralympic Anniversary Games in London on July 28, according to a report in BBC Sport. Oliveira is a 20-year-old bilateral transtibial sprinter from…

Frequent debridement resulted in faster and more complete wound healing, according to study results recently published in JAMA Dermatology. Researchers from Healogics used a web-based clinical management system to collect data from 525 wound care centers between June 1, 2008…

The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) is a valid and reliable clinical tool for assessing balance in individuals with lower limb amputation, according to a study published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The study was conducted by researchers at…

Researchers at the University of California San Diego were able to accurately measure lactate levels in real time during exercise with the use of a biosensor that is worn on the skin like a tattoo, according to a study published…

The Prosthetic Care Facility, a new clinical practice serving patients with upper and lower limb loss, is opening in Leesburg, Va. The facility is owned by John Hattingh, CP, LPO, CPO(SA), the previous owner and principal prosthetist for Northwest Prosthetic…

Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) have developed a device to monitor swelling in a patient’s residual limb, according to a news release. The device uses electrodes placed on the residual limb within the prosthetic socket to measure increased…