Month: March 2017

CHICAGO — At the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium, Kevin Carroll, MS, CP, FAAOP(D), vice president of prosthetics at Hanger Clinic, described the future of O&P as bright and offered praise for current O&P…

Amputees who attend the 2017 Para-Rowing International Training Camp and Regatta will have the opportunity to try new prosthetic knees and feet designed for adaptive sports during the Ottobock Fitness Revolution event, according to a press release. “We are excited…

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…

CHICAGO — Augmented reality biofeedback could be an effective tool to reduce abnormalities in gait and could be used to provide telerehabilitation services to patients who may not have access to traditional clinics, according to a presenter at the American…

CHICAGO — A speaker here at American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium discussed the relationship between vestibular sensory integration and mobility in patients with lower limb amputation. The presentation was a part of the Thranhardt…

CHICAGO — Bilateral arm restriction may increase ground reaction moments associated with instability, metabolic cost of walking and medial-lateral body center-of-mass excursion, according to data presented here at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium.…