Month: July 2014

Ottobock has announced the hire of Connie Withers as its business development manager – orthotics. She joins the company’s Orthopedic Rehab team and will assist in the growth of Ottobock’s off-the-shelf and third-party orthoses throughout the United States. Connie Withers…

Ottobock has announced the hire of Connie Withers as its business development manager – orthotics. She joins the company’s Orthopedic Rehab team and will assist in the growth of Ottobock’s off-the-shelf and third-party orthoses throughout the United States. Connie Withers…

The provision of rehabilitation to inpatients on a Saturday in addition to Monday through Friday was more cost effective than Monday through Friday rehabilitation alone, according to study results. Cost effectiveness was measured as cost saving per quality-adjusted life year…

The provision of rehabilitation to inpatients on a Saturday in addition to Monday through Friday was more cost effective than Monday through Friday rehabilitation alone, according to study results. Cost effectiveness was measured as cost saving per quality-adjusted life year…

The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the availability of up to $8 million in grant funding to provide adaptive sports opportunities for disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces. “Adaptive sports can help veterans confront challenges and redefine…

The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research released results of a survey which examined the public’s opinion about what it means to be a quality health care provider in the United States. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,…

The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research released results of a survey which examined the public’s opinion about what it means to be a quality health care provider in the United States. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,…

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Middle Tennessee State University with a $388,894 grant to determine the impact of underwater treadmill training on partially paralyzed individuals’ mobility, health and quality of life. According to a press release, researchers at…

Monitoring a patient’s pulse after a stroke may be a simple and effective first step in the detection of irregular heartbeat, according to results of recently published study. Researchers provided instructions to 356 patients who experienced an acute ischemic stroke…

Nominees have been selected for the Sam E. Hamontree, CP, Business Education Award, which will be presented at the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association National Assembly in Las Vegas. The award is designed to recognize the best business education paper, idea…