Perspective

Do you know what gets my blood boiling? When the reimbursement world treats me as a vendor rather than as...

Additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing, allows for production of complex shapes that would be cost prohibitive or impossible to...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seems to be focusing a significant amount of energy on undermining the...

How do you provide prosthetics to patients in the developing world? Affordability and empowerment of local providers are the keys...

O&P is viewed by insurers as a product-driven industry-as in, we deliver products to patients. But there is also a...

One of the most challenging clinical presentations for a prosthetist is a patient with bilateral upper-limb loss or absence. Of...

As a physical therapist, I value the unique skills the O&P profession provides and enjoy collaborative patient care. A passion...

I posted on the OANDP-L listserv several months ago expressing my frustration about a business practice that I perceive to...

Achieving medial-lateral (M-L) stability for people with amputations who use a prosthesis is important. Common causes for M-L instability include...

The O&P profession is at the beginning of a transitional phase, one that aims to set a higher standard for...