Month: November 2017

WASHINGTON — The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association has signed a purchase agreement with SLACK Incorporated to purchase O&P News, a longtime media presence in the orthotics and prosthetics community. Peter N. Slack, president and CEO of the Wyanoke Group,…

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – At the New Jersey Chapter of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting, Nicole V. Heroux and Holly Hendrix, master’s of prosthetics and orthotics students at the University of Hartford, discussed a study about…

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – At the New Jersey Chapter of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting, research on best practices and instructional videos for functional outcome measures was presented by Elizabeth Flow, a master’s of prosthetics and…

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — At the New Jersey Chapter of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting, Nicholas Cirillo, spoke about a Hartford Hand project that looked at potential failures of force myography (FMG)- and electromyography (EMG)-controlled devices.…

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — The limbWISE mobile app, created by students at the University of Hartford, was an effective decision making tool for patients with lower-limb prostheses, and offered increased efficiency and usability compared to paper-based decision trees, according to…

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Patients with K2 unilateral transtibial amputations can benefit from K3 prosthetic feet, said Sarah M. Caragian, ATC, and Brittany M. Moores, both master’s of prosthetics and orthotics students at the University of Hartford. Speaking on a…

Leigh Radziwon ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Restoring the natural appearance of a limb or area of the body with silicone prostheses can provide functional benefits for patients and need not be purely cosmetic, according to Leigh Radziwon, owner of SilTec…

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The specialty of O&P needs to use science and data to prove its services provide real benefits, so that payers, physicians and patients are comfortable with “what we are doing and why we are doing it,”…

Jackie Valdez ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Practitioners who fit pediatric amputees for prosthetic devices should remember to focus on, and accommodate, their patients’ anticipated growth as they age to improve outcomes, according to Jackie Valdez, BSc, CO, BOCP, FAAOP, clinical…

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Use of the RevoFit Lanyard suspension system, developed by Click Medical, improved overall functionality in a prosthetic limb when compared with a pin lock system, according to Pam Hale, CPO, speaking at the New Jersey Chapter…