Researchers at the University of Michigan College of Engineering have developed a new way to design and fabricate custom prosthetics and orthotics using a 3-D printer, according to a press release. The design could provide quickly manufactured, well-fitted devices. “Eventually,…
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Ottobock HealthCare hosts Mayor Steve Adler at its Austin headquarters
Ottobock HealthCare, based in Austin, Texas, hosted Mayor Steve Adler (D-Texas) on Wednesday to meet with Ottobock leadership and employees, according to a press release. “Ottobock is proud to welcome Mayor Adler to our headquarters,” Andreas Schultz, MBA, regional president…
VIDEO: Tyler, Limehouse discuss device training for upper limb amputees
LAS VEGAS — Training upper limb amputees on how to use their prostheses should be an integral part of an O&P practice, Joyce Tyler, OTR/L, CHT, a rehabilitation specialist for Hanger Clinic, and Bill Limehouse, CP, FAAOP, national upper limb…
VIDEO: O&P practitioners should be familiar with craniosynostosis
LAS VEGAS — O&P practitioners and clinicians should be knowledgeable in treating patients with craniosynostosis, Shannon O’Shea-Stueve, CPO, a clinic manager at Hanger Clinic, said at the Hanger Education Fair and National Meeting. According to O’Shea-Stueve, craniosynostosis disrupts normal skull…
VIDEO: Kinne discusses WalkAide system for patients with foot drop
LAS VEGAS — Joel Kinne, PT, DPT, a physical therapist with Innovative Neurotronics Inc., discussed the company’s WalkAide system at the Hanger Education Fair. The system, designed for patients with foot drop, is an alternative to the standard ankle and…
NAAOP: Trump’s orders could mean a ‘more complex’ regulatory process
The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics has released a statement on three recent actions taken by President Donald J. Trump’s administration. “There are significant upsides and downsides to these three initiatives, but one thing is clear;…
Brain-controlled interface aided control of a lower limb prosthesis
A brain-controlled interface, which used surface scalp electrodes, aided the control of a lower limb prosthesis in a transfemoral amputee, according to a press release. Douglas P. Murphy, MD, of Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, and associate professor of…
Össur partners with PGA golfer for campaign on knee osteoarthritis
Össur has announced it will team up with William McGirt, a Professional Golfers’ Association athlete who is ranked 44th on the Official World Golf Ranking, to launch a public education campaign about knee osteoarthritis. “We are pleased to be working…
Amputee Coalition calls for applications to scholarships
The Amputee Coalition is accepting applications for the Scott Decker, MD, Memorial Scholarship and the Christina Skoski, MD, Scholarship, according to a press release. The application deadline for both scholarships is April 7. According to the release, the winner of…
Speaker: Extracellular matrix powder may reduce residual limb scarring
LAS VEGAS — Extracellular matrix powder created from layers of a pig bladder can help reconstruct tissue on a patient’s residual limb to reduce scarring, according to Bruce Kraemer, MD, FACS, a professor of plastic surgery at the Saint Louis…