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  Nonprofit, Children’s Hospital Launch Video Game Technology Study Limibitless Solutions (LSI) and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children are launching a national study to evaluate the effectiveness of video game-based training aimed at helping to prepare children to use their 3D-printed prosthesis. F...
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  Griffith University Wins Award for Bionic-limb Stability Monitoring Design A team of Griffith University, Southport, Australia, researchers have won the $50,000 mobility prize in the 2021 Bionic Queensland Challenge for their innovation to monitor osseointegrated bionic-limb stability. Laurent Frossard, PhD, Menzies Heal...
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  Additional Payment Edits for DMEPOS Orthotics Suppliers The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued CR 12282 to communicate the addition of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes that require the use of a licensed/certified orthotist or prosthetist for furnishing custo...
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  Neurally Controlled Prosthetic Ankle Allows for Balance Correction Funding from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) is allowing researchers to develop an ankle prosthesis that relies on users' residual muscles to help with their postural control. The prototype of the prosthesis...
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  O&P Practitioner Sentenced for Paying Gratuities for Federal Purchases Bruce Thomas, owner and operator of Pinnacle Orthopedic Services, Germantown Maryland, was sentenced to eight months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, with four months of that to be served in home confinement, for payi...
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  Allard Names District Manager Allard USA, Rockaway, New Jersey, named Tamra Averill, PT, as their new Great Lakes district manager. Averill has over 25 years of experience as a physical therapist, clinical consultant, and educator. She has worked the last 14 years with Acceler...
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  PrimeFare Central Calls for Abstracts PrimeCare Management Services, Germantown, Tennessee, has called for abstracts for its PrimeFare Central Scientific Symposium being held August 13-14 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The deadline for submissions is May 24. To be considered as a prosthetics, or...
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  Good Mental Health Crucial for Successful Rehab Veterans with combat-related amputations experience numerous challenges, yet few studies have examined patient-reported outcomes, including physical functional status, mental health screening status, and quality of life (QOL), or the relationship...