Mary Jane Lewis has joined SPS as its Southwest sales manager, according to a press release. Mary Jane Lewis Lewis was most recently a Territory Sales Manager for Trulife and has more than 10 years of experience in…
Author: Terense Kemp
OPAF awards Jeff Henderson the Dale Yasukawa Scholarship
The Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation awarded Jeff Henderson, CO, the 2012 Dale Yasukawa Scholarship, according to a press release. Completing his residency and education in orthotics in 2009, Henderson has volunteered for mission trips to Guatemala, and has participated…
Pennsylvania passes licensure law
Gov. Tom Corbett recently signed into law House Bill 48, which amends the Medical Practice Act, adding definitions and providing for licensure of prosthetists, orthotists, pedorthists and orthotic fitters. Licensure qualifications for prosthetists and orthotists include having at least 4…
Know Your Value
All you have to do is ask your customers how much you mean to them.
IDSA Issues New Guidelines for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections
The Infectious Diseases Society of America has issued updated guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot infections. Most infections can be cured if properly managed, but some patients with diabetes often undergo amputations because they were not diagnosed…
US Rugby Team Defends Gold Medal at the 2012 Paralympics in London
The name Delvin McMillan may sound unfamiliar now, but in just a few weeks his name may be reverberating throughout London’s Olympic Park Zone for the 2012 Paralympics from Aug. 29 to Sept. 9. McMillan will be competing in his…
Children, Adolescents With UCBED Share Positive, Negative Feelings
Children and adolescents with unilateral congenital below elbow deficiency experienced negative and positive feelings depending on age and how people reacted to the deficiency, according to a study published in PLoS ONE. Forty-two children aged 8 years to 20 years,…
Dancing Into New Adventures
Amputee Steve Mitchell wins his first ballroom dancing competition.
Email ‘Vacations’ Decrease Stress, Increase Concentration
Being cut off from work email significantly reduces stress and allows employees to focus better, according to a study by University of California, Irvine and US Army researchers. “We found that when you remove email from workers’ lives, they multitask…
The Start of Something Big
Moreso than many industries, O&P offers the practitioner different paths to practice and own a business. From owning a mom-and-pop shop to running a Hanger affiliate and everything in between, the opportunities for establishing a practice are only limited by…