The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics Inc. recently announced the transition of its board of directors for 2013, and elected two new members and bid farewell to three retiring members. James H. Wynne, CPO, FAAOP, was…
Author: Terense Kemp
About half of patients who received health care outside of their insurance network did not know how much they would have to pay for their out-of-network care at the time of treatment, according to a recently published study. Researchers analyzed…
ABC names new president of board of directors
The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics Inc. announced that Timothy E. Miller, CPO, has assumed the role of president of the organization’s board of directors effective Dec. 1, according to a press release. Since joining the…
Customers who complain rate failed products lower
If a customer believes they are to blame if a product they are using fails, they are more likely to rate the product lower when given the chance to complain, according to a recent study. Researchers divided participants into two…
Cascade Orthopedic opens new distribution center
Cascade Orthopedic Supply Inc., announced the opening of a new distribution center in Chicago, according to a press release. The additional facility will allow Cascade to more readily deliver products via group shipment anywhere in the contiguous United States within…
Knee Flexion Strategy Enables Obstacle Avoidance in Lower Limb Amputees
Individuals with a lower limb amputation experience a deficiency in sensory input and in the absence of muscles and joints, adapt to a prosthesis to become functionally independent. Conditions to enable stepping over an obstacle using a knee flexion strategy…
Leg Amputation Failed to Ground Famed Movie Stunt Pilot
Frank Tallman died as he lived — behind the controls of an airplane.
Patient-led Advocacy Changed Distribution of Medical Research Funding
Disease advocacy organizations can systemically change the culture of public policy by reshaping funding distribution, changing the perceived beneficiaries of policies, promoting new metrics for commensuration and making cultural categories of worth increasingly relevant to policymaking, according to recent study…
Three Ways to Stand Out in a Crowd
BOSTON — In his presentation at the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association National Assembly here, Jason Kahle, CPO, LPO, FAAOP, gave tips on how O&P practices could clinically differentiate themselves from their competition, and employ effective marketing strategies that would…
Peak Plantar Pressures in Weight Bearing Exercises Similar to Pressures in Level Walking
Individuals with diabetes and peripheral neuropathy are discouraged to conduct weight bearing exercise for risk of injury due to high peak plantar pressures creating skin breakdown. However, peak plantar pressures during most weight-bearing exercises are about the same as for…