Day: August 1, 2014

The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics announced Friday that Congress is expected to pass the Veterans Access to Care Act of 2014, which includes the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights as a provision. “Congress…

People with diabetes who live in low income areas may be 10 times more likely to have one of their lower extremities amputated than patients with high income, according to research published in Health Affairs. Carl D. Stevens, MD, MPH,…

After losing his left hand, Garcia cooked up new ways to embrace life.

CMS announced that it has initiated contract modifications with current recovery auditor contractors to allow the recovery auditors to restart some reviews. The modifications are needed to address the continued delay in awarding new recovery auditor contracts (RACs), according to…

Use of the Medicare Functional Classification Level for the classification of the functional capabilities of amputees is often limited by assessment techniques that can be administered in a clinical setting. In a recent feasibility study, researchers used Fitbit activity monitors…

Study shows new socket is equivalent to ischial ramus design in gait, balance measures.

Noted 19th century surgeon Gurdon Buck devised a weight and pulley traction system that is still used today.

A recent retrospective chart review supports the use of the Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire–Mobility Subscale score and the Amputee Mobility Predictor in patients with a prosthesis in the assessment of mobility and assignment of K-levels in patients with lower limb loss.…

The Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Office of Medicaid could have saved about $1 million on selected durable medical equipment items by using cost control measures, according to a results of a study recently released by…

A family restaurant found its niche with marketing tools.