Month: June 2015

Ottobock recently announced a partnership with UNYQ to provide cosmetic prosthetic coverings to lower limb amputees. A new collection titled, “UNYQ designed for Ottobock,” will be introduced in the third quarter of 2015 and will include a line that incorporates…

The prevalence of obese and overweight adults has increased significantly since 1994, according to recently published data in JAMA Internal Medicine. “The rising trends in overweight and obesity warrant timely attention from health policy and health care system decision makers,”…

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has become the first pediatric hospital in the United States to offer enhanced neuro-rehabilitation through a robotic exoskeleton. The wearable robot, created by Ekso Bionics, would enable children and teens with lower extremity paralysis or weakness…

U.K. researchers have been awarded a grant of £200,000, or approximately $317,713, by the Dr. William M. Scholl Podiatric Research and Development Fund to investigate the effectiveness of prefabricated foot orthoses for the treatment of problems associated with rheumatoid arthritis.…

The Department of Veterans Affairs will host the National Veterans Wheelchair Games from June 21 to 26 in Dallas. More than 600 of the best wheelchair athletes, all of whom are U.S. military veterans, will participate. The games are part…

A 29-year-old congenital amputee from London has become the first user in the U.K. to be fitted with the bebionic small hand from prosthetics company Steeper. According to a press release, the bebionic small hand, targeted to women and teenage…

The National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education recently released results of an analysis projecting O&P workforce supply and patient demand during the next 10 years. These data should allow the profession to better align its workforce with future demand…

The National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education recently released results of an analysis projecting O&P workforce supply and patient demand during the next 10 years. These data should allow the profession to better align its workforce with future demand…

Hanger recently announced it will restate certain previously issued financial information. According to a press release, the restatement is due to errors identified in connection with Hanger’s implementation of new inventory valuation estimation methods, processes and controls, as well as other…

The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Ohio WillowWood Co. by reversing a November 2013 judgment that prevented the company from manufacturing or selling a line of prosthetic gel liners.  The 2013 ruling favored Alps South…