Author: Terense Kemp

Hanger Clinic announced the addition of 10 new clinicians to its patient care clinics, according to a press release. Alan Dolberry, CPO, will join Hanger’s Las Cruces, N.M., patient care clinic. Dolberry received his prosthetic and orthotic education from Texas…

Hanger Clinic announced the addition of 10 new clinicians to its patient care clinics, according to a press release. Alan Dolberry, CPO, will join Hanger’s Las Cruces, N.M., patient care clinic. Dolberry received his prosthetic and orthotic education from Texas…

Robot-assisted therapy among patients with arm paresis led to slightly better results on average compared with conventional therapy, according to study results published in Lancet Neurology. Researchers randomly assigned 77 participants to either conventional therapy in which they underwent classical…

Robot-assisted therapy among patients with arm paresis led to slightly better results on average compared with conventional therapy, according to study results published in Lancet Neurology. Researchers randomly assigned 77 participants to either conventional therapy in which they underwent classical…

The Alfred Mann Foundation announced the first recipient of its investigational myoelectric sensor system, a minimally invasive, intuitive, multi-channel control system for prosthetics. The implantable, myoelectric sensor (IMES) system is being studied with injured veterans at the Walter Reed National…

The Alfred Mann Foundation announced the first recipient of its investigational myoelectric sensor system, a minimally invasive, intuitive, multi-channel control system for prosthetics. The implantable, myoelectric sensor (IMES) system is being studied with injured veterans at the Walter Reed National…

The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association National Assembly program committee is now accepting abstracts for free papers and symposia to be presented Sept. 4-7 in Las Vegas. The committee is looking for abstracts that cover business operations or office management,…

Swiftwick, a producer of athletic compression socks, has announced a new partnership with wholesale distributor SPS. The partnership will make Swiftwick’s VALOR sock liner more widely available to O&P providers. “By partnering with the largest O&P distributor in the world,…

Swiftwick, a producer of athletic compression socks, has announced a new partnership with wholesale distributor SPS. The partnership will make Swiftwick’s VALOR sock liner more widely available to O&P providers. “By partnering with the largest O&P distributor in the world,…

The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics & Prosthetics has appointed Rebecca J. Hast to its board of directors. Hast has served as president of Linkia LLC since November 2005. Before joining Linkia, Hast was with UnitedHealth Group Inc.…