CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. — Children with limb differences have few opportunities to interact with peers who have similar body types, according to a speaker here at the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics Annual Meeting. So she and a team of…
Month: May 2015
New support group offers unity, hope to children with limb difference
CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. — Children with limb differences have few opportunities to interact with peers who have similar body types, according to a speaker here at the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics Annual Meeting. So she and a team of…
Carroll receives honorary degree after addressing Quinnipiac University graduates
Kevin Carroll, MS, CP, FAAOP, vice president of prosthetics for Hanger Clinic, delivered Quinnipiac University’s School of Health Sciences and School of Nursing undergraduate commencement speech on May 17, where he was also awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters…
Carroll receives honorary degree after addressing Quinnipiac University graduates
Kevin Carroll, MS, CP, FAAOP, vice president of prosthetics for Hanger Clinic, delivered Quinnipiac University’s School of Health Sciences and School of Nursing undergraduate commencement speech on May 17, where he was also awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters…
Penn State College of Medicine receives millions for geriatric exercise program research
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has awarded approximately $14 million to Penn State College of Medicine to study the efficacy of an interdisciplinary exercise regime for seniors who have experienced fall-related fractures. The program, consisting of strength training, balance exercises…
Study: Females with cerebral palsy require more cautious hamstring lengthening
CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. – Both male and female patients with cerebral palsy can benefit from medial and lateral hamstring lengthening, but more careful use in females is warranted, according to a presenter at the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics Annual…
Study: Females with cerebral palsy require more cautious hamstring lengthening
CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. – Both male and female patients with cerebral palsy can benefit from medial and lateral hamstring lengthening, but more careful use in females is warranted, according to a presenter at the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics Annual…
Lightweight prostheses, targeted muscle reinnervation could offer better outcomes
CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. – A new, lightweight powered prosthesis could offer better functional control for young amputees, according to speaker here at the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics Annual Meeting. “We wanted to do something different,” Todd Kuiken, MD, PhD,…
Lightweight prostheses, targeted muscle reinnervation could offer better outcomes
CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. – A new, lightweight powered prosthesis could offer better functional control for young amputees, according to speaker here at the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics Annual Meeting. “We wanted to do something different,” Todd Kuiken, MD, PhD,…
IT dashboard reduces high dose opioid prescriptions among veterans
TORONTO — Researchers at the Desert Pacific Veteran Integrated Service Network of Veterans Affairs have developed an IT dashboard to monitor and manage the number of Veterans treated with high-dose opioids in an effort to reduce their dose and risk…