Judith Philipps Otto, Author at The O&P EDGE Magazine

In January 2009, The O&P EDGE asked O&P experts to identify trends most likely to impact the profession during the...

The Perfect Wave? Central Fabrication Rides the Tide as O&P Evolves

August 1, 2018

Changing technology creates ripples that become waves and drive movement toward still greater change. It's a tide—perhaps even a...

Let Me Be Direct: A-5513 Coding Clarification & The Future of CAD/CAM Direct-milled Inserts

by Judith Philipps Otto

November 1, 2017

The Situation The Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MACs) issued a joint publication on July 13 that addressed...

Baylor Partnership Develops New Model to Aid Sri Lankan Amputees

by Judith Philipps Otto

May 1, 2017

Disaster relief efforts typically require arriving on-scene with emergency solutions as quickly as possible. This is not the priority with...

Safe Socks: What Your Mother Never Told You

by Judith Philipps Otto

November 1, 2016

Ignored, neglected, and often abused, our feet help us soldier through an inhospitable world of obstacles and challenges, dependent largely...

Is Pediatric Progress in O&P Keeping Pace With Kids?

by Judith Philipps Otto

April 1, 2016

Everyone knows it's hard to keep up with kids; they outgrow clothes and interests overnight, and they seem to move...

Keeping Up With Senior Evolution: Meeting the Changing Needs of an Aging Population

by Judith Philipps Otto

February 1, 2016

What it means to be a senior citizen is changing, and approaches to seniors' O&P care are changing too-but still...

Where Are They Now? SCO Technology Flourishes—But Usage Fades

by Judith Philipps Otto

March 1, 2015

When early versions of stance control orthoses (SCOs) began appearing in the 1980s and 1990s, they were hailed as an...

An Orthotist’s Dilemma: We Have Your Back—But Does it Need Bracing?

by Judith Philipps Otto

January 1, 2015

At some point, as much as 80 percent of the population will suffer from back pain.1 The Agency for Healthcare...

3D Printing: Opportunity for Technicians?

by Judith Philipps Otto

July 1, 2014

3D printing, or additive manufacturing, has been receiving significant media coverage, but the jury is still out on the effect...