Geriatric patients who received extra care after a traumatic injury had improved functional recovery and return to daily living activities compared with patients who did not receive extra care, according to a study in Journal of the American Medical Association…
Year: 2013
NAAOP opposes CMS coding changes for off-the-shelf orthoses
The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics & Prosthetics released a statement regarding proposed CMS changes to coding for off-the-shelf orthoses. CMS has proposed to expand the definition of what it considers to be off-the-shelf (OTS) orthoses to allow…
OPAF, Bridge II Sports receive adaptive tennis award
The Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation and Bridge II Sports have received the 2013 Special Tennis Event of the Year award from the United States Tennis Association-North Carolina. The award was presented to the groups for wheelchair and amputee tennis…
Statin use increases amputation-free survival in patients with critical limb ischemia
In patients with critical limb ischemia, statin use was associated with lower mortality and fewer major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, as well as increased amputation-free survival, according to recent study results published in the Journal of the American College…
Study: Patients with chronic pain struggle with physician, self-doubt
Results from a recent study found individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain may benefit from redefining what is a normal level of pain for them and building a new relationship with the body, rather than trying to maintain or recreate their…
ABC announces new board of directors president
The American Board of Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics Inc., announced that Curt A. Bertram, CO, FAAOP, assumed the role of president of the ABC board of directors on Dec. 1. Timothy E. Miller, CPO, will continue to serve…
ABC announces new board of directors president
The American Board of Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics Inc., announced that Curt A. Bertram, CO, FAAOP, assumed the role of president of the ABC board of directors on Dec. 1. Timothy E. Miller, CPO, will continue to serve…
AOPA requests removal of 26 codes from OTS list
Thomas F. Fise, executive director of the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association, recently released a formal letter to CMS listing 26 codes for orthoses that should be removed from its off-the-shelf list. CMS is moving forward with the inclusion of…
Delcam to host Orthotics Technology Forum at Loyola University
Delcam will host the Orthotics Technology Forum at Loyola University, Chicago, June 5- 6, 2014, as well as a second meeting at the Evoluon Centre in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Sept. 18, 2014. The meetings will cover new technologies and processes…
Emerson Bearing creates prosthetics department
Emerson Bearing recently announced it has added a prosthetics department within its robotics and automation division. Emerson Bearing’s prosthetics team will help clients determine which bearing technologies would be most suitable for a given prosthesis, by considering the specifications, recommendations,…