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Having spent many hours in dance studios while completing a college dance minor, I have a deep understanding of the necessity of proper foot care. I put my feet through...

Surprisingly, about 80 percent of persons with cerebral palsy in the US are adults aged 21 or older, according to Murray Goldstein, DO, MPH, medical director for United Cerebral Palsy. There are...

For many people, their work is more than just a practical means of buying groceries, paying the mortgage, and providing other necessities of life. It also helps define their identity...

Recent events regarding fraud and abuse highlight the long-standing need to separate DME providers from licensed (in states where applicable), certified prosthetists and orthotists and credentialed O&P facilities. More information...

"A little learning is a dangerous thing -- Alexander Pope This famous quote could be applied to O&P  technology. This month's feature article, "The Hidden Dangers of Orthotic Technology," by...

Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success - Henry Ford The American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists has been reaching out to other organizations...

The O&P EDGE debuted at the Academy meeting three years ago. We believed then as we do today, that the industry needed a strong, independent, industry-specific publication that provides high-quality,...

O&P and allied rehab professionals are looking forward to the first joint meeting of the American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists and the Association of Childrens Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (ACPOC) this...

Amputees as well as the O&P profession lost a dedicated friend when Nancy Carroll, editor of the ACA's inMotion and First Step, died recently. Nancy was truly an inspired and...

"We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give." -Winston Churchill Many prosthetists and orthotists have given of their time and expertise to...