Author: Terense Kemp

First Lady Michelle Obama, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin announced plans to help Americans lead healthier lives through better nutrition, regular physical activity and by encouraging communities to…

Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. and its philanthropic organization the Hanger Ivan R. Sabel Foundation announced the launch of the Haitian Amputee Coalition (HAS) in partnership with Physicians for Peace, the Harold & Kayrita Anderson Family Foundation, and Donald Peck Leslie,…

Marking a shift in decades of thought on the cause of osteoporosis, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have identified an age-related mechanism – not a decrease of the hormone estrogen – as the primary culprit.…

  Diane Atkins CHICAGO — The industry standard for upper extremity patient care must be complete collaboration between O&P practitioners and occupational therapists — there is no other way, according to the Upper Limb Prosthetics Society panel at The American…

  Hema Patel and Molly Hill CHICAGO — Using a variety of functional outcome measures may serve as an aid in securing third party payment, according to a poster presentation at The American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting…

  Glenn K. Klute CHICAGO – In a randomized crossover trial comparing a pin-lock suspension socket and a vacuum socket, pistoning was decreased in the vacuum but comfort and ease of use is preferred within the pin-lock system, according to…

  Andrew Sawers CHICAGO – As a patient care provider, consider the following scenario: You are treating a young man who has an active job that requires walking across varied terrain and hours on his feet. You think he is…

  Mark Geil CHICAGO – In a study of seven children aged 3 to 5 years-old, Mark Geil, PhD, found that when given an articulating knee, as opposed to the favored locked, fully-extended knee, children present reduced clearance adaptations and…

  Brian J. Hafner CHICAGO — The 2-year-old Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation 2010 Awards Program is accepting applications for various research and education opportunities, according to one of the foundation’s chairs. Brian J. Hafner, PhD, research committee…

  Keith M. Smith CHICAGO — Resistance-based orthotic treatments should replace those that stop ankle motion for patients with cerebral palsy, according to a presenter at The American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium. “Crouch gait…