Day: October 17, 2016

A team of amputees sporting Össur prostheses competed in the first Cybathlon, a global competition that pits users of assistive technologies in contests that mimic real-life obstacles. The event was held in held in Zurich, according to a press release.…

With the need for outcome and validation studies in O&P, boosting patient enrollment is more important than ever.

ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02828982 Purpose: The goal of this research is to determine the effectiveness of a powered prosthesis compared to an unpowered prosthesis during short bouts of walking, extended periods of walking (to fatigue), and performance in the community. Study…

What an ancient Greek philosopher can tell you about your business.

Georg Eÿser, the first amputee to participate in the Olympics, came up winning gold.

In this issue, O&P News poses five questions to Matthew Parente, MS, PT, CPO, FAAOP. Parente is the national clinical education specialist at Hanger, Inc. and assistant professor and clinical director of the Prosthetics and Orthotics Program at the University…

September 8-11 | Boston First-year O&P students from the University of Hartford gathered in front of student poster presentations. Images: Carter SM and Houck K, O&P News. From left: Robert V. Leimkuehler, CPO; Claudia Zacharias, MBA, CAE; Rick Fleetwood, MPA;…