Day: March 4, 2017

CHICAGO — Changing the height and durometer of an orthosis affected the loading of the foot and may have the potential to improve overall gait, according to a speaker at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and…

CHICAGO — The current and future political climate for health care may pose both threats and opportunities for the O&P profession, according to speakers at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium. Jared Howell, MS,…

CHICAGO — A speaker here at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium developed a survey to poll spinal orthotists and to identify areas of agreement or disagreement regarding orthotic biomechanical correction theory of adolescent…

CHICAGO — Adjusting the mechanical properties, alignment, plantar flexion and dorsiflexion resistance of a novel ankle-foot orthosis improved hemiparetic gait in a patient with stroke, according to data presented at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and…

CHICAGO — According to a presenter at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium, 38% of O&P practitioners use outcome measures in their practice and this figure needs to be increased. In a session focused…