ViaFit Precision Orthotics & Prosthetics recently partnered with Ottobock to customize and fit its Dynamic Arm for a patient with a rare forequarter amputation. This uncommon amputation involves the loss of the entire arm, shoulder and clavicle, and is a…
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CAF San Diego Triathlon raises $1.2 million
More than 5,000 supporters, spectators and participants attended The Challenged Athletes Foundation’s 20th Annual Aspen Medical Products San Diego Triathlon Challenge on Oct. 20th. The event featured nearly 300 challenged athletes from around the country. Two hundred athletes participated side-by-side…
VA disability claims backlog down 34% since March
The Department of Veterans Affairs has reduced the backlog of disability compensation claims from 611,000 to 400,835, or 34%, since its peak in March. “Veterans shouldn’t have to wait for the benefits they’ve earned,” Eric Shinseki, secretary of Veterans Affairs…
Ottobock debuts original film at ReelAbilities Disabilities Film Festival
On Nov. 3, Ottobock debuted its original film Limitless at the ReelAbilities Disabilities Film Festival in Minneapolis. The film profiles how Ottobock employee Leslie Pitt Schneider managed limb loss early in her life and how she has worked to achieve…
Foreign health care workers necessary, national policy needed to stabilize workforce
Foreign-educated and foreign-born health professionals fill important gaps in the US health care workforce, particularly among primary care physicians, nurses in hospital settings and other areas of worker shortages. However, continuing to rely on foreign-educated and foreign-born workers may reduce…
Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights reintroduced in Congress
The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics released a webcast statement about the reintroduction of the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights to the 113th Congress. Introduced in three prior congresses and passed in the House…
More time spent in organized sport raises risk of injury in young athletes
Young athletes are more likely to suffer a sports injury if they spend twice as many hours per week in organized sports, especially in a single sport, than with free play, according to an abstract presented at the American Academy…
Study: Young athletes have high rate of sports-related low back pain injury
ORLANDO, Fla.— Researchers have found that low back pain is the third most common sports-related injury in young athletes after knee and ankle injuries, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition. “If…
Biden, advocacy groups discuss Disabilities Treaty
Vice President Joe Biden met with leaders of 20 disabilities and veterans advocacy groups at the White House to discuss the Disabilities Treaty, which the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will consider in the coming weeks. The meeting served as an…
The Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE) has elected Claudia Zacharias, MBA, CAE, as secretary-treasurer of its board of directors. Claudia Zacharias Zacharias, who is president and chief executive officer of the Board of Certification/Accreditation, International, also recently completed the…