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  NAAOP Responds to CMS Removal of LCD for Lower Limb Prostheses The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) has released an audio bulletin in which NAAOP President Dave McGill responds to the findings of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Interagency W...
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  CMS Removes Draft LCD for Lower Limb Prostheses per Interagency Workgroup In 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) convened the multidisciplinary Lower Limb Prostheses Interagency Workgroup in response to negative feedback to the 2015 Draft Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Lower Limb Prosthe...
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  UW MSOP Students Host First Swing Students from the University of Washington's Master of Science in Orthotics and Prosthetics (MSOP) program hosted a day-long First Swing Learn to Golf Training and Clinic at the university's driving range facility. The morning session was led by N...
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  Hanger Reports First Quarter 2018 Results Hanger, Austin, Texas, has filed its quarterly report for the three months ended March 31. Financial results reported on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission are as follows: ·        ...
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  Ottobock Names CFO, Completes Management Team for Possible IPO Ottobock, Duderstadt, Germany, named Philipp Schulte-Noelle to the role of CFO effective August 15, completing the management board under majority shareholder Hans Georg Näder. Schulte-Noelle will report to CEO Oliver Scheel. "I am pleased t...
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  Study Shows Benefit of Increased Ankle ROM for Transtibial Amputees Individuals with transtibial amputations show a greater peak prosthetic ankle power (push-off) when using energy storing and returning (ESAR) prosthetic feet compared to SACH feet. Since ESAR feet further contribute to the users' body support, pro...
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  Study: Wrist-Driven Prosthesis Lowers Co-activation Index in Children Muscle co-activation is the simultaneous activation of agonist and antagonist muscles that produces forces around a joint to provide joint stability. To determine if the use of a wrist-driven, 3D-printed transitional prosthesis influenced the neur...
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  Kenney Ortho Group Acquires NC Facility Kenney Orthopedics Prosthetics & Orthotics, Lexington, Kentucky, acquired Prosthetic Orthotic Specialists of Monroe, North Carolina. Kenney Ortho Group also has eight offices in Kentucky and four in Indiana. Rob Ito, CPO, owner of Prosthetic O...
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  House Passes Amendment Protecting Vets’ Access to Healthcare Providers The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetic (NAAOP) has been working with Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) to protect veterans with amputations' choice of an O&P practitioner. Those recent efforts resulted in the passage Ju...
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  O&P Woman of the Year Nominations Open 16.00 The Orthotic and Prosthetic Group of America (OPGA), Waterloo, Iowa, announced that the nomination period for the 2018 O&P Woman of the Year Award is now open. The annual award, organized by OPGA, is open to all women who work in t...