Author: Terense Kemp

A novel, non-invasive treatment for scoliosis could improve the quality of life for pediatric patients, according to James Barsi, MD, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery for Stony Brook Medicine in Stony Brook, N.Y. According to a press release, the hospital…

SAN ANTONIO — R. Jeffrey Hedges, CDME, president and chief executive officer of R.J. Hedges and Associates, says O&P is different from other health care professions because it restores quality of life to patients.

SAN ANTONIO — R. Jeffrey Hedges, CDME, president and chief executive officer of R.J. Hedges and Associates, says O&P is different from other health care professions because it restores quality of life to patients.

A neurosurgeon at Vanderbilt University is recruiting patients with paraplegia for a proof of concept experiment to determine whether intraspinal microstimulation technology can restore complex body movements. Led by Peter E. Konrad, MD, PhD, the study requires participants who are…

A neurosurgeon at Vanderbilt University is recruiting patients with paraplegia for a proof of concept experiment to determine whether intraspinal microstimulation technology can restore complex body movements. Led by Peter E. Konrad, MD, PhD, the study requires participants who are…

Recent findings published in Alternative and Complementary Therapies suggest that acupuncture therapy might reduce chronic pain in patients aged 7 to 20 years. “While acupuncture has been shown to reduce pain in adults, there is very little data on whether…

SAN ANTONIO — Brent Winslow, chief scientist for Design Interactive in Orlando, Fla., explains the way the ADAPT-MP game can help train amputees to use myoelectric prostheses.

Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center recently announced it has added the 22-year Capabilities archive to the Digital Resource Foundation for the Orthotics & Prosthetics Community database. Capabilities was a publication of the former Northwestern University Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Prosthetics…

Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center recently announced it has added the 22-year Capabilities archive to the Digital Resource Foundation for the Orthotics & Prosthetics Community database. Capabilities was a publication of the former Northwestern University Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Prosthetics…

A series of interventions, such as skin disinfection standards and nontouch techniques, decreased the rate of late-onset sepsis and central line-associated bloodstream infections among neonates, according to research in Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. “This study has demonstrated a substantial reduction…