Team Warfighter Sports has begun climbing Mount McKinley, Alaska, according to a press release. Benefiting Warfighter Sports, a program of Disabled Sports USA (DSUSA) that has served severely wounded veterans since 1967 by offering free sports rehabilitation in military hospitals…
Author: Terense Kemp
Össur expands to DVT therapy market
Össur has added a portable compression device to expand its bracing and support line in the therapeutic market for the prevention of deep vein thrombosis. The device can be used in both in-patient and home settings to prevent deep vein…
BOC boosts O&P research
The Center for Orthotic and Prosthetic Learning and Outcomes/Evidence-Based Practice received a contribution from the Board of Certification/Accreditation International, to further support its research efforts, according to a press release. “[The Board of Certification/Accreditation, International, (BOC)] realizes the importance of…
UCSF training program helps amputees overcome physical boundaries
A group of lower-limb amputees gathered recently at the University of California, San Francisco’s Mission Bay campus to participate in the Amputee Comprehensive Training program at the Orthopaedic Institute. The day-long program uses boot-camp style conditioning exercises, training and conditioning…
NCCA reaccredits BOC certification programs
The National Commission for Certifying Agencies reaccredited the Board of Certification/Accreditation International’s orthotist, prosthetist, orthotic fitter and mastectomy fitter certification programs through 2016. The National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) reviewed programs and procedures, skill sets, assessment methods and statistical…
Stony Brook University, NextStep Fitness collaborate on rehabilitation facility
Stony Brook University, in collaboration with NextStep Fitness, announced plans to build the NextStep Fitness Center at Stony Brook Medicine, the first fitness and wellness facility in New York state for people with paralysis and spinal cord injuries. Plans for…
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. becomes Hanger, Inc.
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. announced its company name has been changed to Hanger, Inc, after approval by the company’s stockholders at the company’s annual meeting of stockholders on May 10, according to a press release. The change comes after more…
House passes bill to repeal medical device tax
The House of Representatives passed a bill repealing a 2.3% excise tax for medical devices, which would be levied on manufacturers and importers of surgical tools, artificial hips and knees, coronary devices and X-ray machines. The Congressional Joint Committee on…
University of Rhode Island professor awarded grant for prosthesis research
Helen Huang, PhD, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Rhode Island, received a $520,000 grant to investigate and quantify the interactive effects between lower limb amputees and powered prostheses, according to a press release. Currently, Huang is…
VA, Amputee Coalition launch Amputee Resilience Program
The Department of Veterans Affairs has implemented the Amputee Coalition’s Amputee Resilience Program to improve and enhance the recovery and readjustment of more than 41,000 veterans with limb loss. The program is being implemented throughout the VA’s Amputation System of…