Month: April 2014

The wartime heroics of “Wild Bill” Guarnere were dramatized in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.

According to a literature review, lower extremity amputees experience greater postural imbalance compared with the able-bodied population. Researchers attributed the difference to load distribution asymmetry, in which more load is applied to the non-amputated leg. “The aim of this review…

The complexity of crafting an effective orthosis for upper limb and hand amputees involves both a patients’s particular needs and disorders, and capturing an appropriate impression to use in the fabrication procedure, a speaker said here. Spasticity, difficult shapes of…

Diligent paperwork, niche offerings and exceptional staff are key to keeping an O&P practice successful.

CHICAGO — A speaker at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium presented case studies that demonstrated prosthetic solutions to improve the function of electric digits for partial hand amputees. “It is difficult for partial…

Researchers from Columbia University Medical Center used optogenetics, a method that uses light as a signaling system to turn neurons on and off on demand, to show that Merkel cells in the skin can sense touch. Their study results, published…

In this study, presented by Susan Ann Rethlefsen, PT, DPT, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, researchers compared two styles of ankle-foot orthoses — AFOs — dynamic (DAFO) and adjustable dynamic response (ADR), used for children with cerebral palsy who display crouch…

A retrospective audit of physical therapy notes of children with neurological conditions showed the potential role of dynamic elastomeric fabric orthoses vs. rigid orthoses in treatment. Martin J.A. Matthews, M.Phil, presented data from chart audits performed on 188 children with…

Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc. will be holding a grand opening celebration Thursday, May 1 from 12-2 p.m. at its recently opened Raleigh, N.C. patient care center. Chris Baughman, CP/BOCO, managing practitioner, and current clients will be on-hand to welcome…

Although prevalence of total diabetes increased substantially during the last 2 decades, the proportion of undiagnosed diabetes cases decreased, suggesting improvements in screening and diagnosis, according to study results published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers used calibrated HbA1c…