Robot-assisted therapy among patients with arm paresis led to slightly better results on average compared with conventional therapy, according to study results published in Lancet Neurology. Researchers randomly assigned 77 participants to either conventional therapy in which they underwent classical…
Year: 2014
Alfred Mann Foundation announces first implantation of myoelectric sensor system
The Alfred Mann Foundation announced the first recipient of its investigational myoelectric sensor system, a minimally invasive, intuitive, multi-channel control system for prosthetics. The implantable, myoelectric sensor (IMES) system is being studied with injured veterans at the Walter Reed National…
Alfred Mann Foundation announces first implantation of myoelectric sensor system
The Alfred Mann Foundation announced the first recipient of its investigational myoelectric sensor system, a minimally invasive, intuitive, multi-channel control system for prosthetics. The implantable, myoelectric sensor (IMES) system is being studied with injured veterans at the Walter Reed National…
AOPA announces call for papers
The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association National Assembly program committee is now accepting abstracts for free papers and symposia to be presented Sept. 4-7 in Las Vegas. The committee is looking for abstracts that cover business operations or office management,…
Swiftwick joins SPS catalog
Swiftwick, a producer of athletic compression socks, has announced a new partnership with wholesale distributor SPS. The partnership will make Swiftwick’s VALOR sock liner more widely available to O&P providers. “By partnering with the largest O&P distributor in the world,…
Swiftwick joins SPS catalog
Swiftwick, a producer of athletic compression socks, has announced a new partnership with wholesale distributor SPS. The partnership will make Swiftwick’s VALOR sock liner more widely available to O&P providers. “By partnering with the largest O&P distributor in the world,…
Hast joins NAAOP board of directors
The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics & Prosthetics has appointed Rebecca J. Hast to its board of directors. Hast has served as president of Linkia LLC since November 2005. Before joining Linkia, Hast was with UnitedHealth Group Inc.…
CMS unlocks data on Medicare payments to individual physicians
Information on Medicare payments to physicians will soon become more accessible under a policy change announced Tuesday by CMS. The agency had previously blocked release of specific Medicare physician-payment data, considering it an invasion of privacy. But last May a…
CMS unlocks data on Medicare payments to individual physicians
Information on Medicare payments to physicians will soon become more accessible under a policy change announced Tuesday by CMS. The agency had previously blocked release of specific Medicare physician-payment data, considering it an invasion of privacy. But last May a…
Bilateral, lower limb amputees needed for mobility survey
Bilateral, lower limb amputees are needed to participate in a mobility-related research study at the University of Washington Center on Outcomes Research in Rehabilitation. Researchers are using the Prosthetic Limb Users Survey of Mobility (PLUS-M) to help health care providers…