Author: Terense Kemp

Delegate functions to team members to fulfill key roles of leadership.

Jim Sheridan, CPed believes that education is the cornerstone of the
pedorthic profession.

According to a congressional research service report issued on Sept. 28, 2010, the total number of amputations performed due to Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and unaffiliated conflicts was 1,621. The Department of Defense, in an attempt to examine…

    Don Pierson Pedorthists managing patients with partial foot amputations strive to achieve three main goals: restore mobility, assist in ambulation and prevent skin breakdown, according to Don Pierson, CO, CPed, vice president of operations for Arizona AFO. Pierson…

Orthocare Innovations will receive approximately $1.4 million in federal research grants toward three ongoing projects to develop advanced prosthetic-limb technologies.     Doug McCormack “Our technical team continues to enjoy tremendous success through the competitive grants process at the NIH…

During the International Cellular Medicine Society Annual International Congress on Regenerative and Cell Based Medicine Conference held on Nov. 12, 2010 in Las Vegas, it was announced that a patient with complications of diabetes gangrene recovered from foot ulcers through…

Snow shoveling combines heavy lifting and cold weather, resulting in possible injuries to the back and shoulder muscles if proper precautions are not taken. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has recommendations to help you stay safe while clearing…

Last spring, Austin Miller, Robert Rodenhaus, Leonard Story Jr. and Matthew Taylor, classmates in a computer engineering class at the University of Buffalo, developed OmniSwitch, a software program that enables quadriplegics and other people with limited mobility to type letters,…

Multiple sclerosis (MS) can cause significant physical impairment, including fatigue, pain, muscle spasms, tremors and dizziness. For many with MS, the disease wreaks havoc with emotional well-being, too, and according to a new study, minorities might especially be at risk…

Alion Science and Technology was awarded an 18-month, $1.4 million contract from the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity to explore affordable and improved approaches in bringing robotic control technology to the field of prosthetic limbs, according to a press…