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Year: 2015

Speaker: AFOs can provide day-to-day, functional benefits for children with myelomeningocele

February 20, 2015 Terense KempUncategorized

NEW ORLEANS — A study of children with myelomeningocele using AFOs under a dual task paradigm has provided new insight on the day-to-day functional effect of AFOs on this population, according to Nikta Pirouz, CPO, who led the study at…

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Speaker: AFOs can provide day-to-day, functional benefits for children with myelomeningocele

February 20, 2015 Terense KempUncategorized

NEW ORLEANS — A study of children with myelomeningocele using AFOs under a dual task paradigm has provided new insight on the day-to-day functional effect of AFOs on this population, according to Nikta Pirouz, CPO, who led the study at…

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AAOP Annual Meeting kicks off with opening session

February 19, 2015 Terense KempUncategorized

NEW ORLEANS — Despite financial concerns, the O&P profession is gaining strength and is in need of more dedicated professionals, according to a presenter here at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium. “Our practice…

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Healio.com will provide live coverage of AAOP Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium

February 18, 2015 Terense KempUncategorized

The O&P Business News and Healio.com/OandP team will report live from the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium in New Orleans. In addition to organized sessions which will take place throughout the meeting, the American…

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Study: Postural insoles combined with AFO improve balance in children with cerebral palsy

February 17, 2015 Terense KempUncategorized

Children with cerebral palsy showed an improvement in static and functional balance while using postural insoles combined with an ankle-foot orthosis, according to results from a randomized controlled study conducted in Brazil. A group of 20 children ages 4 years…

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Making a Splash With Amp Fins

February 17, 2015 Terense KempUncategorized

Randy Lord gets a kick out of helping fellow lower limb amputees swim.

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Disruptive and Constructive: 3-D Printed O&P Devices Gain Momentum

February 17, 2015 Terense KempUncategorized

3-D printing presents opportunities and challenges for the field of O&P.

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Pittsburgh project aims to provide feeling to prosthetic hands

February 16, 2015 Terense KempUncategorized

University of Pittsburgh researchers are creating a prosthetic limb that moves and “feels” like a natural one. They hope this sensation will improve the user’s dexterous control of the device and give them greater intuition in relation to the prosthetic…

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Ă–ssur partners with Myomo for US distribution

February 16, 2015 Terense KempUncategorized

Össur and Myomo have signed an agreement to sell Myomo’s patented MyoPro orthosis technology in the United States. MyPro was based on technology created at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has been proven to aid in the restoration of…

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University receives $1.4 million to develop realistic neuroprosthetic control

February 13, 2015 Terense KempUncategorized

University of Utah researchers have received $1.4 million in funding to develop an implantable neural interface that could allow amputees to control a prosthesis using their thoughts. Dubbed the Utah Slanted Electrode Array, the interface uses 100 electrodes that connect…

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