LEIPZIG, Germany — A researcher here presented data that may help orthotists and pedorthists design more effective footwear for patients with diabetic ulcers. Sicco Bus, PhD, senior investigator, University of Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, showed a study matrix he and…
Author: Terense Kemp
ISPO to update guidelines for international education
LEIPZIG, Germany — Daniel Blocka, BSc(Hons), CO(c), FCBC, past president of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics, presented an overview at the OT World Congress of the organization’s international orthotic and prosthetic education initiatives. Daniel Blocka The International Society…
ISPO to update guidelines for international education
LEIPZIG, Germany — Daniel Blocka, BSc(Hons), CO(c), FCBC, past president of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics, presented an overview at the OT World Congress of the organization’s international orthotic and prosthetic education initiatives. Daniel Blocka The International Society…
Survey: Upper limb specialists report more confidence, take greater risks than novices
LEIPZIG, Germany — Experts and specialists in upper limb prosthetics tend to take greater technologic and financial risks and are more confident in their practice than less experienced prosthetists, according to a speaker, here. Gerald Stark According to his 2013…
Survey: Upper limb specialists report more confidence, take greater risks than novices
LEIPZIG, Germany — Experts and specialists in upper limb prosthetics tend to take greater technologic and financial risks and are more confident in their practice than less experienced prosthetists, according to a speaker, here. Gerald Stark According to his 2013…
Good communication improves patient compliance
LEIPZIG, Germany — Compliance with treatment varies from patient to patient, but O&P practitioners can take several steps to improve compliance. The first step starts with communication, according to a speaker, here. Gesine Grande Prof Dr. Gesine Grande, HTWK Leipzig,…
Good communication improves patient compliance
LEIPZIG, Germany — Compliance with treatment varies from patient to patient, but O&P practitioners can take several steps to improve compliance. The first step starts with communication, according to a speaker, here. Gesine Grande Prof Dr. Gesine Grande, HTWK Leipzig,…
Novel approach assesses skin health in elevated vacuum suspension socket
LEIPZIG, Germany — A novel, noninvasive method can assess changes to residual limb skin health and circulation in response to elevated vacuum suspension, according to data presented here. Matthew Wernke “These techniques leverage out-of-socket skin health measurements, out-of-socket circulation imaging,…
Novel approach assesses skin health in elevated vacuum suspension socket
LEIPZIG, Germany — A novel, noninvasive method can assess changes to residual limb skin health and circulation in response to elevated vacuum suspension, according to data presented here. Matthew Wernke “These techniques leverage out-of-socket skin health measurements, out-of-socket circulation imaging,…
Multidisciplinary cooperation necessary as O&P moves forward
LEIPZIG, Germany — Klaus-Jürgen Lotz, president of Orthopädie-Technik, discussed the changing landscape of O&P and the orthopedic market in his keynote address at OT World Congress, here. In Germany’s universal, statutory multi-payer health care system, solidarity and benefits in kind…