Casting Considerations for the Pediatric Patient
IntroductionAs O&P practitioners know, a great deal of intention goes into the casting process. The casting water can't be too...
Breast Prostheses Add Immeasurable Value
Prosthetists and orthotists are in the business of compassion. Nothing is so rewarding as seeing a person once ill, physically...
Deliberate Practice: The Path to Excellence
ESPN's recent documentary The Last Dance chronicles the story of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls during the 1997-98 season...
Fabricating Solutions to Lab Safety Issues in Troubled Times
As if promoting, enforcing, maintaining, and ensuring safety in the fabrication laboratory weren't challenging enough by itself, the emergence of...
Filling a Transtibial Elongated Positive Plaster Mold
Distal tissue elongation is a common occurrence in transtibial sockets with locking liners. Various gel liner manufacturers offer matrix systems...
O&P Tech Education Programs Adapt During Pandemic Restrictions
As a former advocate for the disabled, Marie Gaudet was enthralled by the O&P devices that many of her clients...
The New Normal
If I were to describe the first half of 2020, a few words that come to mind are unexpected, uncertain,...
Editor’s Note
O&P care is far more encompassing than the provision of devices, but the devices are an essential element of restoring...