Month: March 2017

CHICAGO — Use of a powered, partial hand prosthesis could reduce pain and lower the risk of prosthesis rejection for upper limb amputees, according to a speaker at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium,…

CHICAGO — O&P employers should include more members of their staff in regular decision-making processes and encourage them to feel a sense of ownership in the company, according to a speaker here. At the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists…

CHICAGO — The emergence of 3-D printers in the creation of O&P devices will not mean that low-skill volunteers will replace skilled O&P practitioners and fabricators, according to Jeff Erenstone, CPO, here at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists…

CHICAGO —  There are five common pitfalls in operating an O&P company, and many practices are guilty of falling into at least one — if not several — according to Robert Benedetti, of Promise Consulting, who spoke at the American…

CHICAGO — Travis Roy, a quadriplegic who became paralyzed from the neck down due to a hockey injury, addressed attendees at the opening ceremony of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium, both to tell…

The O&P News and Healio.com/OandP team will report live from the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium, scheduled for March 1 through March 4 in Chicago. The American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP) will…

Handspring Prosthetic Rehabilitation, a company that provides upper limb prosthetic care, has acquired Ability Prosthetic Systems, a prosthetic care provider based in Salt Lake City. According to a press release, the addition of Ability Prosthetic Systems could add administrative, clinical…