When casting an individual’s residual limb for socket design and prosthetic fitting, practitioners should be mindful of prior activity and doffing history, which could influence the cast shape, according to study results published in the Journal of Rehabilitation Research &…
Year: 2014
Targeted Reinnervation Helps Remap Motor Representations After Amputation
The procedure can help patients with older and more extreme injuries.
Amputee Veteran Gives Back to Country Through Disabled Veteran Non-Profit
His efforts to help other amputee vets with Purple Heart Homes landed Dale Beatty on CNN’s Top 10 Hero list for 2013.
Civil War Amputee Defended Union in Confederate Assault on DC
After losing his leg in battle, Halbert Eleazer Paine was elected to Congress, practiced law, and introduced government bureaucracy to one of its most valuable tools.
O&P Challenges: Patients With Obesity
As obesity increases in the United States, the O&P industry works on adapting to the needs of overweight and obese amputees.
Consumers Understand Simplified Health Care Plans Better Than Traditional Plans
Survey reveals consumers don’t know as much as they think they know about health insurance.
A Golden Opportunity To Say Thank You
Thank you certificates are an easy way to reward both your clients and your employees at one time.
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.