BOSTON — Practitioners should screen for depressive symptoms in patients with lower limb loss to improve health and clinical outcomes, according to data presented at the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association National Assembly, here. J. Megan Sions, PhD, DPT, found…
Day: September 11, 2016
LCD proposal could ‘turn back clock’ on quality of care for amputees
BOSTON — The Local Coverage Determination draft proposal could create significant limitations to care for individuals who use lower limb prostheses, according to data presented at the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association National Assembly, here. According to Brian Kaluf, BSE,…
Novel device measures cadence in lower limb amputees
BOSTON — A speaker here at the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association National Assembly presented the GaitKeeper – a motion capture system used to demonstrate variable cadence during the activities of daily living in patients with lower limb loss. The…