Author: Terense Kemp

To celebrate the achievements of athletes who competed in the 2010 Paralympic Games and all athletes with disabilities, Plastics Make it Possible, an initiative sponsored by the plastics industries of the American Chemistry Council, helped raise nearly $50,000 for Athletes…

The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) announced the addition of Kim Doolan, John Register and Jim Rogers to the board of directors for the 2010-2011 term.     Kim Doolan Kim Doolan is the clinical…

Otto Bock HealthCare compliance specialist Leslie Pitt Schneider has accepted the newly created position of clinical and regulatory affairs manager for the company effective June 1. In her new role, she will be assisting in developing this area of the…

Bright light therapy has significant effects on sleep disturbances associated with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder, (PTSD) according to researchers. Results indicate that bright light therapy produced a significantly greater improvement than placebo in sleep disturbances specific to PTSD. Bright light…

John Spragle, president of VGM Insurance, announced his retirement from the company effective July 1. Tom Jones will take over as president. “As I pass the baton to Tom, I feel confident in his abilities,” Spragle said in a press…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it has cleared the Simplexa Influenza A H1N1 (2009), a test for the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus in patients with signs and symptoms of respiratory infection. Until this clearance, tests for 2009…

A new breakthrough device developed by researchers can change the current landscape of chronic wound management. Researchers at Drexel University’s School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems developed a prototype device that measures the level of oxygenated and deoxygenated…

Cascade Orthopedic Supply Inc. announced that it will continue its efforts to assist those affected by the recent Haitian earthquake. Cascade has connected clinicians with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) approved components manufactured by the Switzerland based…

Hanger practitioner Anna Avakian, CPO from Washington D.C. has volunteered to serve the next 3-month term as lead prosthetist at the Hanger prosthetics clinic in Deschapelles, Haiti. John “Jay” Tew, a Hanger practitioner from Baton Rouge, La. is currently serving…

The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) recognized Ohio Willow Wood as a Lodestone Sponsor of the ACA’s Paddy Rossbach Youth Camp for 2010. The Lodestone sponsorship represents a financial commitment of $13,500 to the camp for its programs and activities.…