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

One chilly December day about 12 years into my career as a prosthetist, I received a call from a physical...

When Clinical Experience and Research Collide: A Recent Controversy in Lower-limb Orthotics

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

November 1, 2018

Clinicians and researchers with a strong desire to know the truth often hold strong opinions, even though few areas...

Improving Interprofessional Communication

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

October 1, 2018

The incidence of medical errors is probably surprising to most people. It is estimated that if accurately accounted for, medical...

Climbing to Westworld: Realism in Prosthetic Design

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

September 1, 2018

HBO's science fiction series Westworld is based in an amusement park populated with robotic creatures whose advanced construction and programming...

Meeting the Parents: Decisional Conflicts in Pediatric Encounters

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

July 1, 2018

The movie Meet the Parents tells the story of Greg Focker, who wants to win the approval of his...

Biometrics Identification and Gait

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

June 1, 2018

Any parent with a child in organized sports has spent many hours watching from the sidelines, bleachers, and sometimes...

The Spirit Catches You: Cultural Collisions and Cooperation in Medical Encounters

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

May 1, 2018

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...