Approximately 41,000 Americans across all demographics and etiologies live with upper-limb amputations that are psychologically and functionally devastating.1-2 Inadequate insurance,...
Read moreDetailsAs the O&P profession has transitioned to a master’s degree as the entry-level requirement, the approach to pediatric patient care...
Read moreDetailsOver the past several years, the O&P profession has had its share of legislative battles; some were won, others lost,...
Read moreDetailsCranial deformation (CD) is a distortion of the head shape resulting from mechanical forces that occur prenatally and postnatally.1 Prenatal...
Read moreDetailsArguably the most important part of a prosthesis is the socket. For many prosthetists, it is where the most care...
Read moreDetailsPhotograph courtesy of Dreaming and Working Together. A characteristic shown by many O&P professionals is humanitarianism. A humanitarian as defined...
Read moreDetailsAs clinicians, we are well aware of the advantages of a team approach to prosthetic rehabilitation. In school we are...
Read moreDetailsWhile fitting hundreds of cranial remolding orthoses a year, I have encountered confounding problems that are more time-consuming to address...
Read moreDetailsProsthetists and orthotists are responsible for treating the musculoskeletal dysfunction of their patients, although these conditions and disorders commonly involve...
Read moreDetailsPedorthists like to maintain that good health starts from the ground up, and it is widely appreciated that foot health...
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