John T. Brinkmann, MA, CPO/L, FAAOP(D), Author at The O&P EDGE Magazine

In 1980, a Hmong family relocated from Laos to Merced, California, a city about two and a half hours...

Patient, Client, or Customer: What Should We Call the People We Work With?

by John T. Brinkmann, MA, CPO/L, FAAOP(D)

April 1, 2018

In 1981, The O&P Almanac published an article by John Sabolich, CPO, titled "Professionalism Or What?" in which he challenged...

Applying Health and Wellness Coaching to O&P

by John T. Brinkmann, MA, CPO/L, FAAOP(D)

March 1, 2018

Each year hundreds of prospective students with diverse educational backgrounds apply to O&P master's programs around the country. Roughly...

Evidence-based Practice: Do the Rules Apply to Us?

by John T. Brinkmann, MA, CPO/L, FAAOP(D)

February 1, 2018

The role that research evidence should play in day-to-day practice has been one of the most formidable issues the O&P...

Healthcare Policy: Where It Comes From and How to Change It

by John T. Brinkmann, MA, CPO/L, FAAOP(D)

January 1, 2018

A few years ago, a surgeon affiliated with a prominent medical system in Chicago passed away. He had been a...

Pay & Job Satisfaction

by John T. Brinkmann, MA, CPO/L, FAAOP(D)

October 1, 2017

Take a moment and think back over the jobs you have had during your career, and ask yourself these questions:...

Motivational Interviewing: Encouraging Healthy Behavior Change

by John T. Brinkmann, MA, CPO/L, FAAOP(D)

June 1, 2017

Perhaps when you think of motivational speakers, famous individuals like Zig Ziglar, Tony Robbins, and Simon Sinek come to mind,...

Culturally Sensitive Care

by John T. Brinkmann, MA, CPO/L, FAAOP(D)

May 1, 2017

Introduction Early in my career as a prosthetist, I worked with an elderly patient after she had a transtibial amputation....

Adherence Among Users of Orthopedic Footwear and Lower-limb Orthoses

by John T. Brinkmann, MA, CPO/L, FAAOP(D)

August 1, 2016

During my orthotic residency, a physical therapist and I were discussing orthotic options for a patient with post-stroke hemiparesis. The...

Providing Evidence-based Care in Low-, Middle-income Countries

by John T. Brinkmann, MA, CPO/L, FAAOP(D)

May 1, 2016

Photographs courtesy of Gail Palethorpe/Shutterstock.com. Several years ago I attended a meeting where a young practitioner reported on a medical...