Richard Pettingill, former president and chief executive officer of Allina Hospitals and Clinics, has joined the Hanger Inc. board of directors. “Dick [Richard] is a proven leader in the health care industry with great success in growing revenue and adapting…
Month: February 2014
American Prosthetics & Orthotics names new branch manager
American Prosthetics & Orthotics announced Jeff Palmer, CPO, as the new branch manager and director of operations at its Iowa City patient care facilities. He replaces John Kamp, CPO. Palmer is responsible for a staff of 21 clinicians, technicians and…
3-D motion capture system may help justify use of dual suspension system
LAS VEGAS — Lee Childers, PhD, Alabama State University Biomechanics and Motor Control Laboratory, presented data here from a study examining the use of 3-D motion capture for gait and limb movement within the socket of a K-4 level transtibial…
3-D motion capture system may help justify use of dual suspension system
LAS VEGAS — Lee Childers, PhD, Alabama State University Biomechanics and Motor Control Laboratory, presented data here from a study examining the use of 3-D motion capture for gait and limb movement within the socket of a K-4 level transtibial…
Women have worse quality of life than men after stroke
A recent study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center showed that women have lower quality of life than men following stroke. The study, which included 1,370 men and women aged 56 to 77 years, from the AVAIL registry…
World snowboarding champion named new Ottobock ambassador
Keith Gabel, world snowboarding champion from Ogden, Utah, has been named the newest Ottobock Ambassador. A transtibial amputee, Gabel will promote the importance of an active lifestyle and showcase Ottobobock’s latest technology, and he will also serve as a role…
Curbell expands employee roles
Curbell Plastics Inc. has expanded job responsibilities for five employees to enhance customer service throughout the company. Jeff Wilson is now the business development manager, orthotics, prosthetics and podiatry and will assume national responsibility for growing Curbell’s sales in the…
Curbell expands employee roles
Curbell Plastics Inc. has expanded job responsibilities for five employees to enhance customer service throughout the company. Jeff Wilson is now the business development manager, orthotics, prosthetics and podiatry and will assume national responsibility for growing Curbell’s sales in the…
Practitioners need to build empathy
LAS VEGAS – A quarter of patients in the United States changed health care providers last year because of communication issues yet never told their providers, according to a speaker at the Hanger Education Fair & National Meeting, here. “Have…
Practitioners need to build empathy
LAS VEGAS – A quarter of patients in the United States changed health care providers last year because of communication issues yet never told their providers, according to a speaker at the Hanger Education Fair & National Meeting, here. “Have…