Day: March 1, 2014

CHICAGO — Inviting local congressional representatives into an O&P practice is the most effective way orthotists and prosthetists can demonstrate the need for professional O&P care, according to a presenter at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting…

CHICAGO — Inviting local congressional representatives into an O&P practice is the most effective way orthotists and prosthetists can demonstrate the need for professional O&P care, according to a presenter at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting…

In transtibial prostheses with energy storage and return feet, alignment changes had a systematic effect on the socket reaction moments in the sagittal and coronal planes, according to study results published in Clinical Biomechanics. Researchers believe the socket reaction moments…

Researchers plan future studies that will examine causes of the excessive energy cost of walking.

Among pediatric and juvenile patients with idiopathic flexible flatfeet, both symptomatic and asymptomatic flatfeet showed considerably altered foot motion during walking, according to study results published in Gait & Posture. The largest differences were found in reduced hindfoot dorsiflexion as…

The right credentials help one pedorthist give his patients the best fit.

Children with limb loss maintain balance while carrying a backpack by developing similar strategies as able-bodied children to maintain stability, according to study results. “There is a decent bit of data on able-bodied kids with heavy backpacks, but not so…

Although email marketing has been declared dead, the stats tell a different story.

Mobile computing has become increasingly necessary in O&P, but safeguards must be in place to protect patient data.

University of Massachusetts Lowell students develop low-cost prosthesis that grows with patients.