Day: September 1, 2014

Rehabilitation among lower extremity traumatic amputees can be affected by impaired tissue viability of the residual limb, according to results published in the Journal of Tissue Viability. Researchers assessed 218 studies to identify key factors relating to tissue viability of…

O&P businesses are using brochures, websites, social media and other creative sources for marketing.

Flip-flops have been in style for more than 3,500 years, but there is no consensus on whether they are good for feet. Pedorthic opinion varies on the flip-flop, the simple little sandal that is as synonymous with summer fun in…

With help from financial advisors, small business owners can expand their company’s profits and locations.

Health care teams must increase their vigilance in preparing for events for physically challenged athletes, with plans to handle issues such as skin breakdown, thermoregulation problems, dehydration, autonomic dysreflexia, infections, orthotic and prosthetic issues and psychiatric comorbidities, according to a…

Instead of reducing plantar loading during jumping and landing, use of a rigid carbon graphite footplate among healthy active participants increased the load under the lateral column of the foot, according to study results published in Gait & Posture. “Metatarsal…

The economic downturn accounts for 70% of the reduction in the rate of growth of health care spending.

The nonoperative treatment is a potential alternative to conventional socket arm prostheses.

After transfemoral amputation, patients with longer residual limbs experienced a faster self-selected walking velocity compared with patients with shorter residual limbs, according to study results published in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. “Although the relationship between energy expenditure and the…

Collegiate cyclist and triple amputee Moise Brutus embraces life by pushing his limits.