Athletes and AFOs
Jaylon Smith, linebacker for the Green Bay Packers Smith was projected to be a top-five pick to the 2016 NFL draft when he ripped his anterior cruciate ligament in 2016....
Read moreJaylon Smith, linebacker for the Green Bay Packers Smith was projected to be a top-five pick to the 2016 NFL draft when he ripped his anterior cruciate ligament in 2016....
Read moreBy all accounts Sue Stull should have died August 12, 2014. Stull, then 41, was experiencing flu-like symptoms Wednesday evening, August 6, including a sore throat and soreness all over...
Read moreA study that demonstrated the long-term effectiveness of bracing for scoliotic curve correction in adolescent patients won a 2017 award from the Society on Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT)....
Read moreA study published in the Journal of Science Translational Medicine found that use of a soft suit exoskeleton system facilitated normal walking ability for ambulatory patients following a stroke. The...
Read moreA study published online August 27 in Clinical Biomechanics measured the biomechanical compensations of the trunk and lower limbs during high-demand tasks such as step ascent and descent by identifying...
Read moreRecent studies have shown that a finite element model (FEM) combined with CAD/CAM improves the design of braces for the conservative treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), using 2D measurements...
Read moreAn Easy Way to Show Health Economical Benefit in Standard O&P Practice: A First Experience Andreas Hahn, PhD, MSc The increasing pressure on O&P practitioners to demonstrate the value they...
Read more"The Increasing Threat of Ransomware in Healthcare," in the December issue of The O&P EDGE, addresses a pervasive cybersecurity issue in healthcare that's fueled by the sensitive information held in...
Read moreThe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) turns 20 this year. Enacted in 1996, HIPAA establishes national standards regarding the security and privacy of patients' medical records and other...
Read moreIn a U.S. News and World Report Health Care article published online July 5, contributor Jacob F. Schulz, MD, an attending physician, Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Montefiore Health System,...
Read moreA team of researchers designed a prosthetic ankle with the goal of reducing fall risk by dorsiflexing the ankle joint...
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