Year: 2016

Greensboro, N.C. — New amputees should take time to examine their situation and figure out their goals before returning to work, according to James Daley, MD, a physician specializing in prosthetic and orthotic rehabilitation at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation in Allentown,…

College Park Industries recently announced Joseph King and Tyler Hyatt have joined its sales team. King is Midwest sales manager, covering territory including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Kentucky. Hyatt is West sales manager, covering California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon…

The Amputee Coalition recently announced the election of Jeffrey J. Cain, MD, of Denver, and Lorraine Richie, MPA, of Gainesville, Va., to its board of directors. Cain is a family physician who teaches and practices at the University of Colorado…

A report published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology posits that small electrical currents could activate certain immune cells to jumpstart or speed wound healing. According to a press release from the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, the…

Immediate aspirin therapy after transit ischemic attack reduced risk for early recurrent stroke, according to data published in The Lancet. “The risk of a major stroke is very high immediately after a TIA or a minor stroke (about 1,000 times…

Leipziger Messe GmbH, host of OTWorld, recently announced OTWorld has a new project director. Helene von Groote took over the position formerly held by Ronald Beyer beginning June 1, 2016, as part of a restructuring of the company’s medical fairs.…

Compared with nonweight-bearing activities, such as cycling, running and other exercises that put greater strain on bones may help improve long-term bone health, according to study findings presented at the European Congress of Endocrinology in Munich. “Chronic large and repetitive…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A speaker at the International African American Prosthetic and Orthotic Coalition Annual Meeting discussed how a multidisciplinary team approach can aid in the management of amputations resulting from severe burn injuries. “After our pre-amputation evaluation of the…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — At the International African American Prosthetic and Orthotic Coalition Annual Meeting, Terrell Tate, CO, BOCP, shared the way pre-fabricated carbon fiber AFOs can be evaluated using biomechanics.

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations greater than 40 ng/mL correlated with a 67% decrease in invasive cancer risk among women older than 55 years, according to an analysis of two study cohorts. “We have quantitated the ability of adequate amounts of…