Academy Society Spotlight

Several factors in the design of a prosthesis, including socket fit, suspension, alignment, and component selection, present challenges for clinicians....

In a clinic in New Hampshire, a prosthetist pulls out his smartphone and records a patient walking down the hallway....

Idiopathic scoliosis is a 3D spinal deformity with a Cobb angle of more than 10 degrees and vertebral rotation.1 Typical...

Photograph courtesy of Sarah Yandell. A NICU nurse from a local hospital brought her child to my clinic for a...

In January, the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (the Academy) established the Bone-Anchored Prosthetics Society (BAPS) to create a...

The process of rehabilitation is often long and challenging, requiring active participation from the care team and the patient. Patient...

Approximately 41,000 Americans across all demographics and etiologies live with upper-limb amputations that are psychologically and functionally devastating.1-2 Inadequate insurance,...

As the O&P profession has transitioned to a master’s degree as the entry-level requirement, the approach to pediatric patient care...

Over the past several years, the O&P profession has had its share of legislative battles; some were won, others lost,...

Cranial deformation (CD) is a distortion of the head shape resulting from mechanical forces that occur prenatally and postnatally.1 Prenatal...