Year: 2017

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.…

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…