SAN ANTONIO — R. Jeffrey Hedges, CDME, president and chief executive officer of R.J. Hedges and Associates, says O&P is different from other health care professions because it restores quality of life to patients.
Month: December 2015
VIDEO: O&P care restores quality of life
SAN ANTONIO — R. Jeffrey Hedges, CDME, president and chief executive officer of R.J. Hedges and Associates, says O&P is different from other health care professions because it restores quality of life to patients.
Study explores spinal cord stimulation to treat paralysis
A neurosurgeon at Vanderbilt University is recruiting patients with paraplegia for a proof of concept experiment to determine whether intraspinal microstimulation technology can restore complex body movements. Led by Peter E. Konrad, MD, PhD, the study requires participants who are…
Study explores spinal cord stimulation to treat paralysis
A neurosurgeon at Vanderbilt University is recruiting patients with paraplegia for a proof of concept experiment to determine whether intraspinal microstimulation technology can restore complex body movements. Led by Peter E. Konrad, MD, PhD, the study requires participants who are…
Acupuncture might reduce chronic pain in children
Recent findings published in Alternative and Complementary Therapies suggest that acupuncture therapy might reduce chronic pain in patients aged 7 to 20 years. “While acupuncture has been shown to reduce pain in adults, there is very little data on whether…
VIDEO: Video game system trains amputees for myoelectric prostheses
SAN ANTONIO — Brent Winslow, chief scientist for Design Interactive in Orlando, Fla., explains the way the ADAPT-MP game can help train amputees to use myoelectric prostheses.
NUPOC announces online access to Capabilities archive
Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center recently announced it has added the 22-year Capabilities archive to the Digital Resource Foundation for the Orthotics & Prosthetics Community database. Capabilities was a publication of the former Northwestern University Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Prosthetics…
NUPOC announces online access to Capabilities archive
Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center recently announced it has added the 22-year Capabilities archive to the Digital Resource Foundation for the Orthotics & Prosthetics Community database. Capabilities was a publication of the former Northwestern University Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Prosthetics…
Changes in skin disinfection, nontouch policies reduce neonatal infections
A series of interventions, such as skin disinfection standards and nontouch techniques, decreased the rate of late-onset sepsis and central line-associated bloodstream infections among neonates, according to research in Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. “This study has demonstrated a substantial reduction…
Hanger announces one appointment, two resignations from board of directors
Hanger Inc. recently announced the election of Kathryn Sullivan, CPA, MBA, to its board of directors as an independent director, effective immediately. Hanger also announced the resignation of Eric A. Green and Patricia B. Shrader from the board. Sullivan is…