LAS VEGAS — It is important to understand the functional differences among stance control orthoses (SCOs) in order to properly prescribe a device, according to Curt Kowalczyk, CO, clinical specialist for Ottobock, at the Hanger Education Fair and National Meeting,…
Year: 2013
Raymond Margiano was recently inducted into the Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame and awarded the Veteran Entrepreneur Award as a result of his more than 25 years experience founding and leading four successful businesses. According to a press release, Margiano started…
Adolescent girls with obesity were at a higher risk for increased morbidity from multiple sclerosis or clinically isolated syndrome compared with boys, according to study recently published in Neurology. Researchers identified 75 newly diagnosed cases of multiple sclerosis (MS) or…
The Amputee Coalition is accepting applications for the Christina Skoski, MD, Scholarship for the 2013-2014 school year. The application deadline is April 8. Full-time undergraduate students who have a congenital limb difference or an amputation, with a minimum GPA of…
ISPO World Congress begins in India
The International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics World Congress began in Hyderabad, India and will end on Feb. 7, according to a press release. Presentations will cover a range of topics, including currents standards for the provision of prostheses and…
The Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation (OPAF) has announced new officers and board members, effective Dec. 1, 2012. Scott Williamson, MBA, CAE, who served last year as OPAF vice president, is now OPAF president. Taking over as OPAF vice president…
Coyote Design & Mfg., Boise, Idaho, announced it has purchased an interest in Boise Prosthetic Orthotic Inc. This close partnership will allow Coyote Design to observe the clinical challenges that practitioners face as well as documentation, billing, and outcomes practices.…
The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) announced the addition of a new certification for the durable medical equipment specialist. The new certification leverages BOC’s expertise in the individual certification field with their knowledge of the durable medical equipment (DME) industry, gained…
The U.S. Paralympics, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, announced that the Valor Games will be expanded to three additional regions of the country, according to a news release. The Valor Games were established by World Sport…
A team of surgeons at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore successfully performed a bilateral arm transplant on an Army veteran, according to a news conference held on Jan. 29. The recipient was US Army Sgt. Brendan Marrocco, 26, who lost…