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  OPAF First Swim Returns to Ohio The Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation (OPAF) First Swim Training and Clinic returned to Dayton, Ohio, for another adaptive swim event. First Swim participants had a chance to learn valuable skills. Photograph courtesy of OPAF.
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  Academy Wins Marketing Communication Awards The American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (the Academy) received two gold 2018 MarCom Awards for projects serving the O&P professional community. The Academy TODAY won a gold Award in the Educational Institution Magazine category, an...
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  Insole Provides Oxygen to Heal Diabetic Ulcers Purdue University researchers have developed a shoe insole that could help make the healing process more portable for the 15 percent of Americans who develop ulcers as a result of diabetes. The researchers used lasers to shape silicone-based rubbe...
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  In Memoriam: Barry Townsend, CPO Barry Waller Townsend, CPO, passed away at home in Bakersfield, California, on Friday, November 9. He was 66 years old. He was born on July 14, 1952, and grew up in Oildale, California.
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  Hanger SVP Earns General Counsel Award The Texas General Counsel Forum awarded the Magna Stella Award to Thomas Hartman, senior vice president and general counsel of Hanger, Austin, Texas. The award "recognizes in-house general counsel excellence in Texas corporations," according to th...
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  Integrum Receives Technology Award Integrum AB, Mölndal, Sweden, has received the Swedish Embedded Award 2018 for the development of the first neuroprosthetic technology that allows patients with upper-limb amputations to have natural control and the sensation of touch in thei...
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  LegWorks Cofounder Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Forbes Magazine has named Brandon Burke, cofounder and chief product officer of LegWorks, headquartered in Buffalo, New York, as one of its 30 Under 30 entrepreneurs and innovators. LegWorks produces and delivers high-functioning and affordable pr...
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  DME MACs Revise Dear Physician Letter With Documentation Specifics The Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MACs) published a revised Dear Physician letter on November 13 that addressed the Medicare requirements for documentation within the referring physician's medical records. As i...
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  Parents’ Support Effectiveness of Plagiocephaly Orthoses Researchers investigated the clinical effectiveness of cranial molding orthotic treatment for infants with plagiocephaly and the parents' perspectives of the treatment. The research team found that a high percentage of parents felt that the treatm...
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  Study: New Gait Profile Score Quantifies Impairment in CMT While gait analysis has been shown to be a reliable, tool to characterize movement impairment in Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, the complex data has often made it impractical in a clinical setting. A research team set out to test the usefulnes...
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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...