A team of researchers evaluated the literature about therapeutic benefits of performing daily activities with passive, quasi-passive, and active ankle-foot prostheses in people with unilateral lower-limb amputations. They concluded that...
Read moreMidwestern University’s College of Health Sciences is launching a master of science in O&P (MSOP) program at its Glendale, Arizona, campus. The 30-month program is set to begin in August,...
Read moreÖssur reported its interim financial report for the fourth quarter (4Q) and the year-end results for fiscal year (FY) 2022. Highlights included: Sales were $191 million in 4Q; sales growth...
Read moreThe K. Lisa Yang Center for Bionics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) entered into a collaboration with the government of Sierra Leone to strengthen O&P capabilities and services...
Read moreThe reorganization of healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with compromised management of conditions not related to the pandemic. Researchers in Portugal conducted a retrospective case study...
Read moreResearchers conducted a 20-year retrospective study examining if there were clinically significant changes in gross motor function with the use of AFOs in children and adolescents diagnosed with mild cerebral...
Read moreMobility Ideal Health Care, headquartered in New Jersey, purchased Green Prosthetics and Orthotics, headquartered in Pennsylvania. The acquisition closed November 2, 2022. Mobility Ideal Health Care has nine locations in...
Read moreHanger awarded its 10th annual Partner Awards to five companies for their role in supplying products and services used to provide excellent O&P care and patient outcomes. The Rising Star,...
Read morePedors Shoes, Georgia, launched an online directory to help patients find a local healthcare professional that specializes in foot and ankle care, mobility, and therapy. The directory, Let’s Walk, is...
Read moreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the addition of ten orthoses codes that will require a face-to-face encounter and written order prior to delivery (WOPD) as a...
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