Holistic Care: How Psychosocial Factors Impact O&P Patients
O&P clinicians spend their careers determining and fitting the most appropriate devices for each individual patient. But even if they...
The Place for Non-MPKs in a High-Tech World
Over the last decade or so, microprocessor-controlled knees (MPKs) have been considered the gold standard for people with transfemoral amputations....
K-levels in Practice: The Impact on Patient Care
As someone with bilateral transtibial amputations, Jeffrey Cain, MD, knows firsthand what’s at stake when his prosthetist assigns him a...
Born to Be an Athlete
Despite evidence to the contrary, Scott Davidson knew from an early age that he was an athlete. Born with severe...
Educating the Allied Healthcare Team
Adrienne Oliveira, DPT, PT, NCS, is enthusiastic in her pursuit of continuing education. She actively seeks out O&P educational opportunities...
O&P’s Role in Fall Prevention
When Séamus Kennedy, BEng (Mech), CPed, FAAOP(A), president and co-owner, Hersco Ortho Labs, New York, speaks about fall risk at...
From Paperwork to Patient Care: AI in O&P
Katie Janiszewski, MSOP, CPO, didn’t realize how much time she was losing to documentation—until AI gave that time back to...
Is O&P Ready for Eco-Friendly Fabrication?
When Matt Perkins, president and CEO, Coyote Design, Idaho, started in O&P more than 30 years ago, he wasn’t thinking...
Tough Cases in Pediatrics: Finding Creative Solutions
Some O&P cases don’t have a solution that’s a textbook lookup or an internet search away. They don’t have a...
Getting Microprocessor KAFOs to the Right Patients
Studies have shown that users of microprocessor KAFOs are less likely to fall, feel more confident while wearing their devices,...
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