Month: August 2015

Almost half of small business owners surveyed are unsure what will happen to their business when they retire.

The PrimeFare East Regional Scientific Symposium, now in its 17th year, reported that 60% of attendees at the June event were first-time attendees. The event offered five educational tracks for its more than 100 practitioner attendees in addition to an…

Findings confirm ability of patients to wean into wear within 1 week.

When a team of entrepreneurs gets an opportunity to help amputees, they set out on a journey both at home and abroad.

Continual innovation has helped company stay relevant.

In this issue, O&P News poses five questions to Sarah Clark. Clark attended Century College for Orthotic and Prosthetic School for technical training and also studied biomechanics at the University of Minnesota. Upon graduating, she moved back home to Waterloo,…

A new strategy that uses non-invasive spinal cord stimulation has allowed five men with motor paralysis to move their legs, according to study results recently published in the Journal of Neurotrauma. The study, funded by the NIH, uses a strategy…

TUCSON, Ariz. — Charles Sparks, Transportation Security Administration federal security director at Tucson International and Yuma International Airports, highlighted recent updates and information for amputees traveling through security screenings during the Amputee Coalition National Conference. Currently, all disability-related aids and…