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How Disruptive Behavior Impacts Patient Care
The details of my first experience independently providing orthotic services in an operating room are etched indelibly in my memory....
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Adrienne Oliveira, DPT, PT, NCS, is enthusiastic in her pursuit of continuing education. She actively seeks out O&P educational opportunities...
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Beyond the Device: Empowering Lives Through Holistic O&P Support
The rehabilitation journey for individuals using orthotic and prosthetic devices extends far beyond fitting. Providing the right device and training...
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Black and Blue: Dark Humor in Clinical Practice
The term frequent flyer is used to describe individuals who travel regularly by air. In this context it is not...
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Early Patient Encounters: Initial Impressions Help Shape Lives
Quincey Brabant, CPO, was relatively new to treating pediatric patients with amputations when a family arrived at the Salt Lake...
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O&P’s Role in Fall Prevention
When Séamus Kennedy, BEng (Mech), CPed, FAAOP(A), president and co-owner, Hersco Ortho Labs, New York, speaks about fall risk at...
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Prescribed Precision: Dosing AFO Stiffness for Maximum Outcomes
An AFO’s fundamental function is to manipulate the orientation and progression of force about the body to improve alignment and...
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Relevance of Gait-Related Posture Casting in Lower-Limb Orthotics
Many of us have had the pleasure of witnessing the rapid evolution of O&P through the years, but despite the...
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How to Develop a New Body-Powered Terminal Device: A Story of Opportunities and Challenges
The Utah Terminal Device (UTD) project began in 1978 at a University of Utah lab, the Center for Engineering Design,...
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Upper-Limb Osseointegration: Connections on a Higher Plane
That differences exist between lower- and upper-limb osseointegration (OI) processes surprises no one. Although by definition upper- and lower-limb OI...
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