Photograph courtesy of Dreaming and Working Together. A characteristic shown by many O&P professionals is humanitarianism. A humanitarian as defined...
Read moreAs clinicians, we are well aware of the advantages of a team approach to prosthetic rehabilitation. In school we are...
Read moreWhile fitting hundreds of cranial remolding orthoses a year, I have encountered confounding problems that are more time-consuming to address...
Read moreProsthetists and orthotists are responsible for treating the musculoskeletal dysfunction of their patients, although these conditions and disorders commonly involve...
Read morePedorthists like to maintain that good health starts from the ground up, and it is widely appreciated that foot health...
Read morePayers and other key stakeholders are increasingly expecting more evidence to support and justify healthcare decisions. Evidence-based practice is...
Read moreA few months ago, I treated a bright and mature 12-year-old girl with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). She and...
Read moreThere are over 270,000 people with transfemoral amputations in the United States, with around 40,000 new patients each year.1 Many of...
Read morePROLOGUE It was my turn to drive. There were nine of us in an oversize grey Chevy Suburban driving along...
Read moreOne of the smallest demographic groups cared for by orthotics and prosthetics professionals are members of the pediatric population...
Read moreNeuroprosthetics, a technology that allows the brain to control external devices, is beginning to emerge as a viable option for...
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