A research team, studying the effects of an inpatient physical rehabilitation program on people with unilateral lower-limb amputations, concluded that being admitted to an intensive hospitalized physical rehabilitation program yielded...
Read moreThe International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) 19th World Congress will be held April 24-27, 2023, in Guadalajara, Mexico. The theme is “The Art and the Science.” Proposals for...
Read moreOPIE Software, Gainesville, Florida, has named Michael Weiss as its new executive director of customer experience. Weiss’ background as a clinical director in a multi-office O&P practice will help to...
Read moreThe National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) has released its latest webcast to remember Todd Eagen, who died unexpectedly at home on June 4, and provide...
Read moreA study evaluating orthosis-wearing compliance and quality of life (QoL) measures in patients being treated for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) found that a thin-design undergarment ranked highest for both measures...
Read moreMaine passed a law requiring health insurance policies regulated by the state consider the recreational needs of people under 18 when a decision is made on what prostheses will be...
Read moreThe National Standards Group (NSG) released an updated Compliance Review Program Findings report identifying the most common violations of standards and operating rules from compliance reviews. The report expands on...
Read moreThe O&P lab, to be completed soon, was made possible by a $750,000 Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant. Photograph courtesy of Salus University. The Salus University master’s in O&P (MSOP)...
Read moreSima and Locher accepting the award.Photograph courtesy of Ottobock/Barbara Lachner/WKW. The Vienna, Austria, Chamber of Commerce awarded Ottobock, Duderstadt, Germany, first place as the most innovative company in the Mercur...
Read morePhotograph courtesy of Alabama State University. The P&O program at Alabama State University (ASU) program helped the Montgomery Zoo create an orthotic brace for a 17-year-old giraffe at the facility....
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