Phil Stevens MEd, CPO, FAAOP, Author at The O&P EDGE Magazine

I grew up in a small town. It was large enough to have its own elementary school but not its...

The Cost of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

August 1, 2015

The annual cost of diabetes is tremendously expensive; according to the American Diabetes Association, it was $245 billion in 2012.1...

The Unmentionables of Health: When Life Gets in the Way of Healthy Living

by Phil Stevens MEd, CPO, FAAOP

July 1, 2015

During the 2011 meeting of Health 2.0, an annual conference showcasing ways in which new technologies are transforming health and...

Prosthetics in Resource-Limited Countries

by Phil Stevens MEd, CPO, FAAOP

June 1, 2015

In a 2009 publication, the World Health Organization estimated that 650 million people worldwide have disabilities, the vast majority of...

Fast Forward: Adult Outcomes Associated with Pediatric Limb Deficiency

by Phil Stevens MEd, CPO, FAAOP

May 1, 2015

Pediatric limb absence, regardless of its etiology or presentation, is characterized by uncertainty. Parents and patients alike are unsure about...

The Expanding Options of Partial Hand Prostheses

by Phil Stevens MEd, CPO, FAAOP

April 1, 2015

Individuals with limb loss at the partial hand and partial finger levels, whether due to traumatic amputation or congenital deficiency,...

Polishing the Crystal Ball: Predicting Prosthetic Usage after Lower-Limb Amputation

by Phil Stevens MEd, CPO, FAAOP

March 1, 2015

In 2009, a research team from Leeds, England, published a systematic literature review reporting on preamputation predictors of walking ability...

Jury Duty: Understanding the Process and Importance of Peer Review

by Phil Stevens MEd, CPO, FAAOP

February 1, 2015

There are two broad categories of reading material within the world of O&P. The easier types to access and read...

Back Again? Tracking Possible Causes of Low Back Pain after Lower-limb Amputation

by Phil Stevens MEd, CPO, FAAOP

January 1, 2015

Periodic low back pain (LBP) has reported prevalence rates of 20 to 40 percent in the general population. For people...

Uniting Frontiers: The Future Is in Your Hands. Sow and Grow!

by Phil Stevens MEd, CPO, FAAOP

December 1, 2014

Perdomo welcomes conference attendees as he moderates the opening ceremonies. Photograph by Phil Stevens. For the sixth time in ten...