LAS VEGAS — The Hanger Education Fair & National Meeting opened here today with the theme of “Courage, Commitment, Care.” Athlete, actor and Hanger Amputee Empowerment Partner (AEP) coordinator Katy Sullivan spoke at the opening ceremonies about the “courage to…
Year: 2014
Stem cells from sweat glands may heal wounds
A report from the Fraunhofer Research Institute found that body sweat glands are a source of stem cells suited to healing wounds. The researchers separated human skin cells under a microscope into millimeter-sized living sweat glands, multiplying the cells contained…
Telemedicine programs used by younger, more affluent patients
A recent RAND Corporation study found telemedicine programs are used by individuals who are younger, more affluent and who do not have established health care relationships. Researchers studied 3,701 patient visits provided from April 2012 to February 2013 by Teladoc,…
Telemedicine programs used by younger, more affluent patients
A recent RAND Corporation study found telemedicine programs are used by individuals who are younger, more affluent and who do not have established health care relationships. Researchers studied 3,701 patient visits provided from April 2012 to February 2013 by Teladoc,…
Artificial sensors restore sense of touch to prosthetic hand
Hand prostheses equipped with artificial sensors could help amputee patients feel differences in an objects shape and stiffness, according to recent study results published in Science Translational Medicine. Researchers used electrical stimulation to jump start residual sensory fibers in the…
Because I Said So
A potential patient or customer will not understand you do a lot for O&P simply because you tell them that.
Getting Back on Two Feet: Sculptor Uses Personal Experiences For Inspiration
After losing his right leg in a motorcycle accident, sculptor Terry Karpowicz has carved out his niche in the world of art.
Kinetic Data Provides Design Criteria for Durable Children’s Prosthetic Feet
ORLANDO, Fla. — Current prosthetic feet designed for children do not compensate for the sudden locomotor activities they perform. Optimizing a foot for walking will produce substantial deficits in running while optimizing the foot for running will cause instability during…
Green Ideas for Your Business
A little initiative and imagination can make any O&P facility a recycling and conservation vanguard.
Children Flex Articulated Knee While Crawling
ORLANDO, Fla. — Study results presented here showed that children consistently flexed a prosthetic knee joint during crawling, contrary to a conventional approach for rehabilitation in children with limb loss, which typically consists of either no knee, a pylon or…