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Year: 2016
Early Encyclopedist Wrote the Book on Amputation
al-Zahrawi’s medical ‘bible’ served European surgeons for more than 500 years.
A Conversation With Michelle Hall, MS, CPO, FAAOP(D)
In this issue, O&P News poses five questions to Michelle Hall, MS, CPO, FAAOP(D). Hall is a practitioner, prosthetics residency director and researcher who focuses on adult patients at Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare. Hall earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in…
High cardiorespiratory fitness in middle age reduces stroke risk later
Adults aged 45 to 50 years with high cardiorespiratory fitness have up to a 37% reduced risk for stroke after age 65 years, independent of other traditional stroke risk factors, according to study findings published in Stroke. “We all hear…
COPC of Kentucky names president
The Center for Orthotic and Prosthetic Care recently announced Keith Senn, chief operating officer and managing partner of Center for Orthotic and Prosthetic Care (COPC) Kentucky LLC, was named president and chief operating officer of COPC Kentucky LLC. Senn will…
CAF 10th anniversary gala raises $2.85M
The Challenged Athletes Foundation recently announced it raised $2.85 million at its 10th anniversary event, A Celebration of Heroes, Heart and Hope Gala. According to a Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) press release, the funds will support the Access for Athletes…
Researchers document ‘walking’ skin cells that repair wounds
Researchers at Washington State University have documented how skin cells can alter the proteins holding them in place and move to repair a wound. “They walk,” Jonathan Jones, director of the Washington State University (WSU) School of Molecular Biosciences and…
Speakers: Female amputees have unique needs, additional research is needed
Greensboro, N.C. — While studies have shown female amputees have unique needs in terms of rehabilitation, prosthetic components and the psychological impact of amputation, more research is needed to fully determine the ways in which female amputees differ from male…
Interdisciplinary program provides education for amputee veterans
Greensboro, N.C. — At the Amputee Coalition National Conference, health care leaders from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs shared tips for holding successful support group meetings. Farrah Thomas, PsyD; Joseph Boncser, MSPT/ARC; and Erin Arra, MS, RD, LD, lead…
Amputee Coalition celebrates successes in opening ceremony
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Officials shared some of the successes of the past 30 years and shared plans for the future during the opening ceremony of the Amputee Coalition National Conference, here. Robert S. Gailey, MPT, PhD, emphasized the importance of…