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Is O&P Ready for Eco-Friendly Fabrication?
When Matt Perkins, president and CEO, Coyote Design, Idaho, started in O&P more than 30 years ago, he wasn’t thinking...
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Building an O&P Technician: New Paths to an Evolving Occupation
Formal education has long been considered the preferred path to becoming an O&P technician. With just four accredited programs remaining...
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Better Together: Pooling Global Knowledge
The benefits of sharing individual experiences, insights, and learning to advance universal change and progress are widely acknowledged. International O&P...
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Stigma and Hiding Disability
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's wheelchair When the memorial to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) in Washington was completed in 1997,...
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First Do No Harm: Unpacking Complexities and Solutions in International O&P Care
Providing care in less resourced areas offers O&P practitioners a unique opportunity to make a profound impact on the lives...
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Under Pressure: The Role of Nutrition and Diet in Ulcer Recovery
Pressure ulcers are areas of tissue damage that occur when the skin is subjected to prolonged pressure. For individuals using...
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Tough Cases in Pediatrics: Finding Creative Solutions
Some O&P cases don’t have a solution that’s a textbook lookup or an internet search away. They don’t have a...
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So Every BODY Can Move Keeps Moving Forward
When Nicole Ver Kuilen was ten years old, she had a transtibial amputation on her left leg after being diagnosed...
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Hygiene and Its Implications in O&P Practice
Prior to beginning a career in O&P, I had minimal interaction with individuals with poor hygiene and assumed that cleanliness...
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O&P Providers Answer the Call for Optimal Care, More OI Education
Osseointegration (OI) offers a groundbreaking approach to prosthetic limb integration, promising improved mobility and quality of life for patients. The...
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