A Bright Future—Technicians Needed By Joanna Kenton, CPO, LPO, FAAOP On Aug. 21, 2017, the day of the “great American solar eclipse,” I began my career as a prosthetic technician instructor. While America was out sporting their eclipse glasses, I…
Day: February 11, 2019
January/ February 2019 State by State
The latest news from Arkansas, California, Georgia, Indiana, and Vermont Arkansas AOPA members have reported that a private payor is denying authorization unless the O&P provider lowers the patient’s K level. The reported negotiation tactic is arbitrary and unsupported by…
January/ February 2019 O&P Visionary
Jack Richmond, CPOA President and chief executive officer of the Amputee Coalition offers his vision of a perfect day in the O&P profession When I was asked to write about my vision for the perfect day for O&P, I…
January/ February 2019 Research: Vertical + Horizontal TLSO Treatment in a Skeletally Immature Patient with Scoliosis
Case Study: Vertical + Horizontal TLSO Treatment in a Skeletally Immature Patient With Scoliosis By Debra Auten, CPO, LPO Nonoperative scoliosis treatment has long included the side-bending technique. In the late 1970s, C. Ralph Hooper Jr., CPO, and Frederick E.…
January/ February 2019 Cover Story: Compliance Monitoring for Scoliosis Brace Treatment
Compliance Monitoring for Scoliosis Brace Treatment By Jennifer Johansson, MS The goal of brace treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is to stop the progression of the curve as bracing does not typically reduce the degree of the…