In the movie The Empire Strikes Back, hero and Jedi knight Luke Skywalker found himself locked in mortal combat with...

To be truly effective in a practical way, orthotic research needs to involve both technological research and clinical research, according...

Custom shoe therapy is a challenging, underutilized, but rewarding aspect of pedorthic practice. In fact it can achieve the level...

Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success - Henry Ford The American Academy of...

"Although amputations have been performed for centuries as a lifesaving procedure, the current protocols for care of the person undergoing...

Michael Pinzur, MD, has a guiding philosophy: "Think outside the box." In discussing the American healthcare system, Pinzur says, "It's...

The recent storm over possible dangerous complications from popular arthritis pain medications, such as Vioxx® and Celebrex®, may be opening...

Robert Brown, CPO, FAAOP, went to an amputee's home, in 1993, to cast and measure a patient for a preparatory...

The Kiwi, New Zealand's famed flightless bird, walks around all day. Since he wants amputees likewise to be able to...

O&P and allied rehab professionals are looking forward to the first joint meeting of the American Academy of Orthotists &...