TUCSON, Ariz. — Nearly 1,000 amputees, caregivers, family members and friends gathered for the opening ceremony of the 2015 Amputee Coalition National Conference, here. Susan Stout, president and CEO of the Amputee Coalition, highlighted some of the Coalition’s recent accomplishments.…
Day: July 24, 2015
Joint initiative aims to improve disability hiking access
TUCSON, Ariz. — The Amputee Coalition, CDC, South East Foot Trails Coalition and Georgia Appalachian Trail Club are teaming up to improve disability access to hiking trials across the United States. Research presented at the Amputee Coalition National Conference, here,…
Education, online presence keys to pedorthic retail success
ORLANDO, FLA. — The first step to growing one’s pedorthic retail business is educating potential customers about pedorthics, according to a speaker at the Pedorthic Footcare Association and American Podiatric Medical Association Combined Meeting, here. Raymond J. Margiano, PhD, founder…
Speaker: Pedorthics, podiatrics are complementary
ORLANDO, FLA. — Pedorthists and podiatrists can and should work together, according to a presenter at the Pedorthic Footcare Association and American Podiatric Medical Association Combined Meeting, here. Louis J. DeCaro, DPM, of DeCaro Total Foot Care Center and president…
Obesity, Other Factors May Affect Wound Complication Rates After Spinal Surgery
Pediatric patients with congenital or neuromuscular diagnoses have a higher risk of wound complications following spinal fusion surgery compared with patients with idiopathic or infantile diagnoses, according to results of a study. According to recently presented data by Andrew J.…
Open communication could help amputees cope with limb loss
TUCSON, Ariz. — Open communication with family members and friends could help upper limb amputees cope with emotional issues, according to a speaker at the Amputee Coalition National Conference, here. Each patient faces unique challenges, but many experience feelings of…