ORLANDO, Fla. — This year, Medicare implemented a number of changes as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also known as the health care reform bill. As a result of the PPACA, all Medicare files…
Author: Terense Kemp
Thranhardt Lecture Series Winner Discusses New Shoulder Orthosis at the 2010 AOPA National Assembly
ORLANDO, Fla. — Andreas Kannenberg, MD, PhD, director of medical affairs at Otto Bock HealthCare in Duderstadt, Germany, discussed his Thranhardt Lecture Series winning study, “A New Shoulder Orthosis to Treat Painful Shoulder and Facilitate Gait Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients,”…
Physician Encourages Practitioners to Pay Closer Attention to Soft Tissue Management
ORLANDO, Fla. – Recognition of soft tissue problems following amputation can allow for earlier intervention and therefore better patient outcomes, according to Christian Ertl, MD, FACS, FACCWS in a presentation here at the 2010 American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association’s (AOPA)…
Representative Stresses Importance of Communicating Effectiveness of Braces in Treatment of Knee OA
ORLANDO, Fla. – In 2006 Frost and Sullivan looked at the brace and support industry and said that osteoarthritis (OA) braces were the fastest growing segment of the brace market. According to a sales representative here, that is not a…
Emerging Technologies Expected to Have Dramatic Impact on the O&P Practice
Thomas Kirk ORLANDO, Fla. — Implantable devices and their communication between the body and the prosthesis is just one of the many emerging technologies currently being experimented with in the O&P industry, according to a panel of industry…
Enhance Your Presence on the Internet with an Improved Website
ORLANDO , Fla. — There are more than 109.5 million different websites on the Internet and the average individual spends approximately 32 hours a month viewing them, according to Greg Bauer, CPO, president of Westcoast Brace & Limb. It is…
Freedom Innovations Names Vice President of Sales
Mark Testerman Freedom Innovations appointed Mark Testerman as vice president of sales. Testerman will direct the company’s U.S. sales organization. His responsibilities will include sales strategy development, key account management, and sales force training and development. “Mark brings…
Exercise Reduces Fractures in Elderly Women
Home-based exercises followed by voluntary home training seem to be associated with long-term effects on balance and gait, and may help protect high-risk, elderly women from hip fractures, according to a recent report in Archives of Internal Medicine. “Falls are…
Fatigue and Depression in MS May Be Eased By Meditation
According to a study published in Neurology, people who took an 8-week class in mindfulness meditation training reduced their fatigue and depression and improved overall quality of life compared to people with MS who received only usual medical care. The…
New Report Explains How Peripheral Nerves Heal After Injury
Unlike nerves of the spinal cord, the peripheral nerves that connect our limbs and organs to the central nervous system have an astonishing ability to regenerate themselves after injury. Now, a new report offers fresh insight into how that healing…