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  Ottobock Names Schulte-Noelle Permanent CEO Ottobock, Duderstadt, Germany, confirmed Philip Schulte-Noelle as its permanent CEO, saying he was the right person to lead the family-owned company to a potential stock market listing, according to Reuters. Schulte-Noelle joined the company as CF...
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  Hanger Announces 4Q, Full Year Earnings Conference Call Hanger, Austin, Texas, will report its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2018, after the market closes on Thursday, March 14. Hanger's management team will host a conference call with the financial community...
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  Reinforcement Learning Expedites Tuning of Prostheses Researchers from North Carolina State University (NC State), the University of North Carolina (UNC), and Arizona State University (ASU) have developed an intelligent system for tuning powered prosthetic knees, allowing patients to walk comfortably...
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  OPAF Names Director of Education The Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation (OPAF) and The First Clinics announced that Chris Doerger, PT, CP, has been named the OPAF director of education. Doerger has been integral in the creation and implementation of the OPAF First Clinic...
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  Brow Lowering, Nose Wrinkling Are Indicators of Pain Everyone can relate to pain and r esearch has shown that the face is considered a finely tuned medium for pain communication. Studies assessing the decoding of pain facial expressions, however, have revealed an interesting discrepancy according t...
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  Research Needed to Establish Effect of AFO Stiffness on Gait A literature review conducted to investigate the impact of AFO stiffness on walking mechanics found that AFO stiffness affected ankle and knee kinematics, but not hip kinematics or kinetics. The review, conducted using Pubmed, Engineering Village,...
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  AOPA Calls for Papers The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA) has issued a call for papers for the 102nd Annual AOPA National Assembly to be held September 25-28, 2019, in San Diego. The submission deadline is March 25, 2019. Papers are being accepted for...