Author: Terense Kemp

Team River Runner restores physical activity and brings whitewater thrills to injured veterans.

By Jennifer Hoydicz

In the face of drastically reduced health insurance coverage for prosthetic care, the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA), a national non-profit educational and advocacy organization representing amputees, is calling for federal legislation requiring health insurance companies to cover prosthetic care…

According to PrimeCare O&P Network, the annual PrimeFare West Regional Meeting held in February in Salt Lake City was deemed a success by organizers, exhibitors, sponsors and attendees. “We were delighted with this year’s meeting. With 70% of attendees responding…

About 5% of all people older than 65 had to see a health care provider or restrict their activity due to a fall during a 3-month period, according a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).…

Veterans Affairs researchers explore cooling solutions for amputees.

By Stephanie Z. Pavlou

A lot happens in Washington that can impact the field of orthotics and prosthetics, and the recent past has been no exception. This article provides a summary of pending policy and government relations issues affecting the O&P community. Issues relating…

  A grant from the U.S. Department of Education will go toward developing state-of-the-science conferences, community outreach and public education about O&P. Images: Hoydicz J, O&P Business News. The American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP) 34th Annual Meeting and…

Helping children and their parents cope with limb loss and navigate through the process of becoming a prosthetic user is one of the many challenging tasks prosthetists are faced with in their practice. Instilling confidence, building trust and forming a…

More than 120 members of the national Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect™ team recently provided a helping hand to amputees by donating 60 prosthetic hands to victims of land mine accidents. In partnership with Odyssey Helping Hands, an organization devoted to facilitating…

The Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University (SU) will lead a nationwide partnership with University of California, Los Angeles Anderson School of Management, Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, and Florida State University’s College of Business to offer…