Photograph courtesy of Frederik Buyckx/Handicap International. Warfare in the Middle East continues to take a staggering toll, unleashing an unprecedented...

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2013 Population Survey, about 18 million people are poised to enter adulthood each year....

James "Jay" Martin, CP/L, FAAOP, founder and president of Martin Bionics Innovations, Oklahoma City, is passionate about invention, innovation, and...

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is having an increasing impact on O&P clinical decision making and patient care. The gap between research...

Hale uses the same prosthesis for sports and daily activities. A lift under the prosthetic heel provides a forward-lean position...

Photograph courtesy of USF.   While not all of your patients with amputations will aspire to become elite athletes, those...

Refreshment, relaxation, stimulation, excitement, the thrill of competition—sports and recreation offer all this and more. For persons with amputations, the...

The O&P profession has been steadily raising the bar as it advances in clinical expertise, education, research, advanced technology, and...

Photographs courtesy of Anita Liberman-Lampear. Anita Liberman-Lampear, MA, president of the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA), greets new projects...

What makes an in-house fabrication laboratory or a central fabrication facility shine—making it truly a "fab lab"? One way to...