Author: Terense Kemp

ORLANDO, Fla. — Current prosthetic feet designed for children do not compensate for the sudden locomotor activities they perform. Optimizing a foot for walking will produce substantial deficits in running while optimizing the foot for running will cause instability during…

A little initiative and imagination can make any O&P facility a recycling and conservation vanguard.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Study results presented here showed that children consistently flexed a prosthetic knee joint during crawling, contrary to a conventional approach for rehabilitation in children with limb loss, which typically consists of either no knee, a pylon or…

This maneuver is critical to achieving functional independence.

With the start of the new year, small businesses can expect higher tax credit through the Affordable Care Act.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Military service members must undergo rehabilitation after amputation to help them return to service or retire and live life as normally as possible. However, there is no one specific way for physical therapists to know if amputees…

Triple-certified Tennessee pedorthist is passionate about his practice.

The MarkForged Mark One carbon fiber 3-D printer debuted recently at SolidWorks World 2014, San Diego. Gregory Mark, co-owner of Aeromotions and inventor of the 3-D printer, said the Mark One can print in carbon fiber, fiberglass, nylon and a…

The MarkForged Mark One carbon fiber 3-D printer debuted recently at SolidWorks World 2014, San Diego. Gregory Mark, co-owner of Aeromotions and inventor of the 3-D printer, said the Mark One can print in carbon fiber, fiberglass, nylon and a…

The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association has written a letter to CMS administrator Marilyn Tavenner requesting CMS to suspend all audits until CMS and the Department of Health and Human Services are able to make all administrative law judge hearings…