With computer-aided design (CAD) becoming commonplace in O&P, it behooves us to examine whether our existing processes are still...
Read moreHaving been a technician, lab manager, and central fabrication lab owner for more than thirty years, I've had the...
Read moreImagine you have plastic in the oven, about to come out, and you hear the vacuum pump make a...
Read moreAs the popularity of 3D printing gains momentum in the prosthetics industry, some O&P professionals have considered purchasing a 3D...
Read moreFigure 1. I treated a patient with cerebral palsy during his physical therapy appointment. He had extreme wrist flexion contractures,...
Read moreA patient who has a transmetatarsal amputation and severe inversion supination on the affected foot came into the office for...
Read moreAnyone who has worked in O&P for any length of time knows that figuring out how to manage fabrication can...
Read moreIf you make double upright orthoses, a light box is a must. If you don't have a light box, or...
Read moreThis year, my wife and I decided it was time for a change of scenery. So, when I was hired by...
Read moreAfter fitting a patient with a new prosthesis, do people say to him or her, "Hey, that leg is awesome....
Read moreChange Healthcare plans to restore its biggest clearinghouse platforms and start processing $14 billion in claims following the February 21...
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