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

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...

Implementing EMR in P&O

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

March 1, 2013

The Digital Revolution The British computer scientist who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web, Sir Timothy "Tim" Berners-Lee,...