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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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  Open Bionics Closes $5.9M Series A Investment Open Bionics, Bristol, England, raised $5.9 million in Series A funding to advance its 3D-printed prosthetic hand. The Series A round was led by Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund, joined by Ananda Impact Ventures and Downing Ventures, which c...
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  Adjustable Sockets May Help Control Residual Limb Fluid Volume Existing prosthetic technologies' adjustable sockets and locking pin tethers can be used in novel ways to help maintain residual limb fluid volume in active prosthesis users with transtibial amputations. Researchers examined if either of two accom...
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  Post-op Pain Unrelated to Phantom Limb Pain Development Although pain management before amputation is important, the efficacy of pre-emptive analgesia for prevention of phantom limb pain   is controversial. A study published online January 2 in the Journal of Anesthesia aimed to determine the factors a...
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  Depression Often Follows Dysvascular Amputation Individuals undergoing lower-limb amputations secondary to dysvascular disease were found to have depressive symptoms during the first year after the procedure, according to a study published online December 31, 2018, in the Archives of Physical M...
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  Jurisdiction A, D Releases Quarterly TPE Results Noridian Healthcare Solutions, the Jurisdiction A and Jurisdiction D Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractor (DME MAC), released the July-September 2018 quarterly edit effectiveness results from its Targeted Probe and Educate...
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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...