Celebrating its ninth year, Extremity Games hosted its annual motocross event at the Baja Acres Motocross Park, Millington, Mich., on May 24. Organized by Athletes with Disabilities Network, Extremity Games provides athletes living with amputations or spinal cord injuries a…
Day: June 13, 2014
Motocross champions crowned at Extremity Games
Celebrating its ninth year, Extremity Games hosted its annual motocross event at the Baja Acres Motocross Park, Millington, Mich., on May 24. Organized by Athletes with Disabilities Network, Extremity Games provides athletes living with amputations or spinal cord injuries a…
New CMS provider relations coordinator to help with auditor review process
CMS has named Latesha Walker as its new provider relations coordinator to help increase program transparency and offer more efficient resolutions to providers affected by the medical review process. The provider relations coordinator position was established to improve communication between…
Central Fabrication Resource Guide
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Defying Limitations Through Determination
Whether it is a journey of 1,000 miles or 9.4 miles to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, it begins with a first step.
UNYQ: Creating Fairings for Fashion Forward Amputees
Company takes an aesthetically pleasing approach to transfemoral fairings.