Year: 2014

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.

Microprocessor technology is driving O&P ahead, but various implications can keep the amputee community behind.

A Nintendo Wii training regimen, in addition to standard multidisciplinary therapy, could be a feasible tool in post-stroke balance rehabilitation, according to recently published study results. Kelly Bower “Video game technologies, like the Nintendo Wii, have been adopted by clinicians…

PEL LLC has announced the addition of Doug Petek as the company’s director of business development. Petek will manage all sales and customer service functions, as well as lead the business development strategies and initiatives for both short- and long-term…

PEL LLC has announced the addition of Doug Petek as the company’s director of business development. Petek will manage all sales and customer service functions, as well as lead the business development strategies and initiatives for both short- and long-term…

The Department of Veterans Affairs launched a collaborative campaign to answer veterans’ questions and highlight veterans’ service organizations’ offerings. Veterans and their family members are invited to direct benefit-related questions to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Twitter account using…