Postmenopausal women who walked at least 10,000 steps a day did not have better muscle strength, balance or agility than women who walked fewer than 7,500 steps a day, according to a recent study. However, researchers found that extra walking…
Author: Terense Kemp
Senate Passes Bill Delaying Medicare Physician Payment Cut for 2 Months
The U.S. Senate passed an amended version of a bill Saturday that postpones a 27.4% Medicare physician payment decrease scheduled to occur on Jan. 1. The amended measure delays the payment cut and extends the payroll tax deduction and unemployment…
OPAF Officially Adopts New Name
The Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund (OPAF) has officially changed its name to the Orthotic and Prosthetic Activities Foundation. The name change was approved during the 2011 American Orthotics and Prosthetics Association National Assembly. OPAF was originally founded as the…
High Hospital Readmission Rates Linked With Overall Hospitalization Rates
A recent study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) suggests that high rates of hospital readmission in different regions in the US may be more affected by the overall rate of hospitalization in that area. The study,…
WillowWood Recognized as a Top Place to Work in Ohio
WillowWood, located in Mt. Sterling, Ohio, was recognized by the Columbus Business First newspaer as one of the top 50 places to work in central Ohio for the second year in a row, according to a company press release. It…
New Term Begins for AOPA Board Members
The 2012 term for the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) Board of Directors began on December 1 with the following updates: Tom DiBello, CPO, FAAOP enters his second term as president, and James A. Kaiser, CP begins his second…
House Passes Bill Delaying Medicare Physician Payment Cut for 2 Years
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday night that forestalls for 2 years a 27.4% physician payment decrease scheduled to take effect Jan. 1. The bill passed by a vote of 234-193; 224 Republicans and 10 Democrats voted…
New Treatment Offers Alternative to Amputation for Patients With Melanoma
Isolated limb infusion offers an alternative to radical surgery or amputation for patients with metastatic melanoma. When treating metastatic melanoma, surgery is often impossible because it would require removing large portions of tissue or the entire limb. Isolated limb infusion,…
ABC Welcomes Three New Board Members; Two Retire
The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics, Inc. (ABC) welcomes three new members to its board of directors following the retirement of two other members. In addition, ABC announced that Donald D. Virostek, CPO is now the…
NIH Announces Grant for Development of Neural Prosthetics
The US Department of Health and Human Services’ National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it will reward cooperative agreement grants for the development of neural prosthetics. The Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) hopes to stimulate applicants to pursue translational and…