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Q: How are we doing? A: The simple fact that more people are talking about advanced educational programs in orthotics and prosthetics...

Robin Seabrook, executive director of the National Commission on Orthotic & Prosthetic Education (NCOPE): "We support the discussions that the...

Many concerns have been voiced regarding the merger of the American Board for Certification in Orthotics & Prosthetics (ABC) and...

You're a new amputee, about to be fitted for your first prosthesis. You're a bit nervous and apprehensive, even though...

It's a popular concept--so popular that it's hard to find a dissenting voice. Total patient care, in the form of...

What will be the state of orthotic and prosthetic research five years from now?  What will help take the profession...

P-Cell Most diabetic foot problems can be managed with some combination of foot orthosis (insole) and properly fitting shoes. Insoles...

For many years, foot health professionals have used pink Plastazote® as the standard material for the top layer of foot...

It has been said that there's nothing new under the sun, but somehow there always seems to be a new...

Everyone agrees that there is no perfect prosthetic knee--if there were, the knee researchers and design engineers could all quit...