Author: Terense Kemp

Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics is pleased to announce the addition of Kurt-Christian Konrad, CPO to its Lancaster, Pa. patient care facility. Konrad received his bachelor’s degree from Alfred University and his orthotic and prosthetic certificate from Northwestern and has been…

      Eastern Michigan University recently graduated the orthotics and prosthetics class of 2011. Graduation was held on April 16 at the Convocation Center on Eastern Michigan’s campus, according to a press release. Sixteen graduates received master’s degrees in…

A new report released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that few families without health insurance have the financial assets to pay potential hospital bills. On average, uninsured families can only afford to pay in…

The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics Inc. (ABC) is conducting a Practice Analysis Survey of the Mastectomy Fitter. The survey results will help: define the certification, education and training of future fitters; develop valid and reliable…

From May 16 through 21, more than 200 wounded, ill and injured athletes from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force and Special Operations Command will compete for gold in seven sports. The competition is hosted by the…

First Volley Adaptive Tennis, a program of OPAF and The First Clinics, has received grant funding from the United States Tennis Association New England for the Camp No Limits session in Rome, Maine. Grant funding will make it possible to…

In the first large trial of its kind in the United States, researchers have shown that estrogen-lowering drugs can shrink tumors and reduce mastectomy rates for patients with stage 2 or 3 breast cancer. Patients with these larger breast tumors…

African Americans are almost four times more likely to lose a limb as non-Hispanic whites, according to the Amputee Coalition. “There are a number of reasons for these disparities,” Charlie Steele, an African American, Amputee Coalition board member and who…

Although most commonly associated with military combat, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can occur in civilians — with consequences that are just as serious, according to a new review article in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. PTSD…

    Shauna Gerlach Limbs for Life Foundation announced Shauna Gerlach as the new public relations director. She comes to us from Crafton Tull & Associates where she served as marketing coordinator for 2 years. Gerlach brings with her 13…