ORLANDO, Fla. — Yoshiuyki Sankai, PhD, delivered the first keynote address to kick off the O&P World Congress meeting, here. Sankai is a professor at the University of Tsukuba, Japan, visiting professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, and…
Year: 2013
Training enhances volitional control in lower limb amputees
Amputees may initially have poor volitional control of their residual lower limb muscles; however, training can substantially improve their volitional control, according to recently published data. Researchers examined nine unilateral transtibial amputees and 13 nondisabled individuals controlling a virtual object…
Study: Use best five-timed one-leg stand test for lower limb amputees
Researchers have recommended that lower limb amputees use the best of five-timed one-leg stand test trials in clinical practice and research, according to results of a recently published study. Thirty-six patients who were admitted to an acute orthopedic ward between…
Researchers have recommended that lower limb amputees use the best of five-timed one-leg stand test trials in clinical practice and research, according to results of a recently published study. Thirty-six patients who were admitted to an acute orthopedic ward between…
Moderate exercise elicits more motivation to pursue a healthy lifestyle
People who moderately exercise for 30 minutes a day have more energy and motivation to pursue a healthy lifestyle compared with individuals on a high-dose exercise routine, according to recently published data. To examine the effects of two different doses…
Entitlement-minded employees more likely to claim mistreatment
Employees with a sense of unjustified entitlement are more likely to claim their bosses are abusive and mistreat them compared with the less entitlement-minded coworkers, according to a recently published study. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire queried 396…
Unlicensed providers receive illegal payments for OandP devices
According to a recent report released by the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association, CMS has failed to stop the illegal practice of paying unlicensed providers for orthotic and prosthetic services provided to Medicare beneficiaries. The report also states CMS has…
Combat soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan have high rate of spinal injury
Researchers led by Andrew J. Schoenfeld, MD, of William Beaumont Army Medical Center found that spinal injuries made up 11.1% of casualties between 2005 and 2009 for soldiers deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. “The 11.1 percent rate of spinal injuries…
HHS awards $5.3 million for health IT in rural areas
HHS is awarding nearly $5.3 million in grants to help expand the rural Health Information Technology workforce and the use of telehealth to improve mental health services for veterans in rural areas. A total of $900,000 will be awarded to…
Insurance rate review law saves consumers $1.2 billion
A provision of the Patient Care and Affordable Care Act that requires insurance companies to seek approval before increasing premiums more than 10% saved 6.8 million consumers an estimated $1.2 billion on health insurance premiums in 2012, according to a…