Jeff Fredrick, MS, CO, BOCP, Author at The O&P EDGE Magazine

Japanese culture reveres its elderly, while Americans seem to view them quite differently. Why? Perhaps the fact that we are...

Helping Obese Patients by Weight Management, not Diet

by Jeff Fredrick, MS, CO, BOCP

April 1, 2006

The same America that expects to attain viable longevity into its 80s has tallied up an unprecedented record of obesity....

The Truth about Licensure

by Jeff Fredrick, MS, CO, BOCP

February 1, 2005

Licensure: is it progress or elitism? Profession growth, or unfair restriction? However you see it, licensure is here to stay...

Medical Team’s ‘Can Do’ Spirit Aids Colombians

by Jeff Fredrick, MS, CO, BOCP

August 1, 2004

I've never seen an outbreak of bugs that have no name. "They are everywhere," we are told by a well-armed...

Hanger RFD: Helping Colombia’s Poor and Desperate

by Jeff Fredrick, MS, CO, BOCP

February 1, 2004

Common street scene-kids like this find a familiar corner to call home for the night in most undeveloped cities worldwide....

Helping a Teenage Assassination Attempt Survivor: Seeds of Change?

by Jeff Fredrick, MS, CO, BOCP

February 1, 2004

On April 14, 2002, Alvaro Uribe Vélez, then president-elect of Colombia due to take office in one month, travels to...