Year: 2014

How small businesses can protect from natural disasters and rebuild in their wake.

Research on fluid volume may one day lead to the development of prostheses that adjust with volume change.

In patients with low back pain who received limited or no chiropractic care, orthoses had little effect on pain and disability, according to recent study results. “The purpose behind the study was to see if orthotics could extend the effectiveness…

Whether it is a journey of 1,000 miles or 9.4 miles to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, it begins with a first step.

Company takes an aesthetically pleasing approach to transfemoral fairings.

Arthur Finnieston Prosthetics + Orthotics has added Ari-Yuri Camargo, OTR/L, to its practitioner team in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where she will provide consulting and educational services. Camargo was previously the chief practitioner at Cranial Kids and has been fitting cranial…

The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics Inc. (ABC) has released its new Patient Care Facility Accreditation Guide. The Patient Care Facility Accreditation Guide is a combination of the three publications currently available for facility owners seeking…

The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics Inc. (ABC) has released its new Patient Care Facility Accreditation Guide. The Patient Care Facility Accreditation Guide is a combination of the three publications currently available for facility owners seeking…

3D Systems has successfully completed a pilot program for its new Bespoke Brace, a customized, 3-D printed orthosis for children and young adults with idiopathic scoliosis. Researchers tested the orthosis in 22 patients at Children’s Hospital of Oakland, who reported…

The American Medical Association will seek the help of private sector physicians to provide health care for veterans still waiting for care through the troubled US Department of Veterans Affairs health care system while the system works to resolve its…