Day: October 1, 2014

While Hispanics with basic activity limitations share in health care disparities, they experience fewer of the protective effects associated with being Hispanic or having a disability, according to study results. However, little other evidence of interaction or additive effects of…

While Hispanics with basic activity limitations share in health care disparities, they experience fewer of the protective effects associated with being Hispanic or having a disability, according to study results. However, little other evidence of interaction or additive effects of…

Noticing a lack of innovation in the shoulder bracing industry, Chelsea Ex-Lubeskie and Riley Csernica created the Tarian Pro for shoulder instability.

Regulatory challenges and audits continue to threaten O&P businesses. AOPA speakers offered tips to prepare for the worst.

Business and legal considerations can be daunting when planning to sell an O&P business; experts offer tips for a smooth sale.

Through use of a direct interface connected to the residual peripheral nerve in upper extremity amputees, investigators at the Advanced Platform Technology Center in the Department of Veterans Affairs are pursuing a system that attempts to provide sensory feedback for…

Utilize teamwork for marketing success.

Among patients who have had an acute cerebrovascular accident, use of either an off-the-shelf carbon ankle-foot orthosis or a custom plastic ankle-foot orthosis significantly improved gait velocity, cadence and step and stride length compared with no ankle-foot orthosis, according to…

Device can determine, address rejection factors before prosthesis fitting clears.

Loss aversion is a significant driver of investors’ risk preferences for stocks, according to study results. “There are a bunch of different risk tolerance surveys that financial planners use to assess risk tolerance and we were trying to determine what…