The LimbU offers a phone charger, audio system, activity tracker and more.
Month: February 2016
Tubing and Training
It is all about managing expectations.
Early Brace Weaning for Scoliosis Patients Linked With Improved Clinical Results
Patient satisfaction, self-image showed promise, but researchers noted further studies are needed.
US-ISPO Pac Rim 2016
LIHUE, HAWAII — More than 100 participants attended the U.S. National Member Society of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics Pac Rim Conference to hear speakers on a variety of prosthetic, orthotic, research, business, medical and clinical topics. Highlights…
Survey Identifies Physical, Psychosocial Issues Affecting the O&P Workplace
Recommendations focus on education of patients, payors.
A Family Business With a Global Reach
Karl Fillauer heads an international O&P firm that grew from his immigrant grandfather’s Tennessee drugstore.
A Conversation With Don Pierson, CO, CPed
In this issue, O&P News poses five questions to Don Pierson, CO, CPed, president of operations for Arizona AFO, a central fabrication facility with more than 70 employees in Mesa, Ariz. Pierson has been with the company for 12 years.…
Age Mobility of Patient Affect Likelihood of Receiving a Prosthesis
Data show older patients with limited mobility are significantly less likely to receive a prosthesis.
Efficacy of pain treatment may be seen on MRI
Treatment of pain with analgesics may be measured through the use of MRI, which could assist with drug development, according to recently published research. “We believe that neuroimaging techniques, such as [functional MRI] FMRI, can provide objective evidence that can…
Ottobock announces formation of new business unit, sales organization
Ottobock recently announced it has formed a new U.S. Orthotics Business Unit. Effective Jan. 1, 2016, the unit is supported by the North American Orthotics Sales Organization. According to a press release, the unit focuses solely on the sales of…