It is hard to describe the residency experience in its entirety. It could best be summed up as one massive learning experience. Now at the three-quarters mark, I am hitting...
Read moreIn my March column, I mentioned that I had gone on a prosthetics mission to Haiti recently, which was organized by one of our patients, Kevin Valentine, a pastor at...
Read moreI just returned from a week-long mission to Haiti with Prosthetic & Orthotic Associates (POA), Orlando, Florida, as part of a team that donated its time to provide prosthetic care...
Read moreJune 29, 2005, was my first day as an above-the-knee amputee. Everything good that has happened in my life recently has stemmed from that one moment. I had Trevor's Disease—a...
Read moreAs I approach the end of my orthotic residency, I've asked myself what were the most important things I learned. At first, I needed to gain self-confidence as patients questioned...
Read moreI write to you this month from the far reaches of maternity leave. After giving birth to a beautiful baby girl, I'd like to comment on hazards in the workplace...
Read moreConsider this scenario: A mom comes in with a sparkling white cranial remolding helmet. There's no food mashed in the cheek extensions, no smell, no smudges. Not a particle of...
Read moreAs I am sitting here pondering a topic for this article, I am curious to discover that I have hit a bit of a lull in my residency. I don't...
Read moreFrom the day I started O&P, I heard about the importance of working with the "healthcare team" to maintain excellent contact, communication, and follow up. Working in a private office,...
Read moreMobility Ideal Health Care, headquartered in New Jersey, purchased Green Prosthetics and Orthotics, headquartered in Pennsylvania. The acquisition closed November...
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