The Core Issue: Orthotic Management of Osteoporosis
As baby boomers age and the U.S. senior citizen population grows, experts speculate that orthotists will see an increase in...
Back Again? Tracking Possible Causes of Low Back Pain after Lower-limb Amputation
Periodic low back pain (LBP) has reported prevalence rates of 20 to 40 percent in the general population. For people...
An Orthotist’s Dilemma: We Have Your Back—But Does it Need Bracing?
At some point, as much as 80 percent of the population will suffer from back pain.1 The Agency for Healthcare...
Academy Society Spotlight: The Biology of Physical Restoration and Rehabilitation Science
INTRODUCTION Assessing outcomes for extracorporeal orthotic and prosthetic clinical and technological intervention may seem fairly straightforward. However, the resulting subjective...
New Year, New Look
As you open the new print issue of The O&P EDGE, you may notice a few design changes. Late last...
Catherine Dwyer: Getting Past Pain and Back to an Active Life
Catherine "Cate" Dwyer spent most of her adult years using a lowerlimb prosthesis that didn't fit correctly. A wife and...
Dwight Putnam, CP/L
After transitioning from a ten-year career as a commercial sculptor/fabricator during which time he created 3D characters and environments—artificial rocks...
Trying Times
Hello everyone, I'm the president and owner of CBS Medical Billing and Consulting, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. I have been...
Make Your Voice Heard, Get Involved in Your State Association
What is your view of your state's O&P association? Do you know who serves on the board? Do you know...