Day: September 23, 2016

Concussion recovery times were twice as long if the athlete was not immediately removed from play, according to recent findings published in Pediatrics. “Athletes who continued to play with a [sports-related concussion] required nearly twice as long to recover than…

Clinical Education Concepts has been named a 2015 Solution Provider All Star Award-winner by Constant Contact Inc., according to a recent press release. The annual award recognizes the most successful 10% of Constant Contact’s customer and solution provider base, the…

ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02819011 Purpose: The investigators propose a randomized control trial to evaluate long-term effects and effectiveness of ankle foot orthoses (AFO) in reducing risk of falling in older adults. Study type: Interventional Study design: Randomized, safety/efficacy, parallel assignment, open…

The story behind a Texas cowboy legend.

ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02666859 Purpose: The proposed project is to develop an effective prosthetic training and rehabilitation regimen, with the use of virtual reality, to return patients to the highest level of independence and functioning possible. The Computer-assisted Rehabilitation Environment System…

Newly launched program gets children ‘on the go’ with specially modified toy cars.

Marketing and kind gestures: They go together like coffee and cat treats.

With advances in technology, athletes get set for center stage.

ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02678247 Purpose: The overall objective of this study is to provide a more comfortable and functional prosthetic socket for people with transfemoral amputation that will ultimately improve their quality of life. Study type: Interventional Study design: Randomized, efficacy…

Summer is a time for family, friends and fun. In light of summer coming to an end and fall rolling in, O&P News takes a look at how O&P practices and companies spent the time together. While some groups went…