April 2005
The O&P EDGE
edit post Independent Networks: Leveling the Playing Field by Jim Andreassen, Catherine Griffin April 1, 2005 In a competitive environment, small O&P companies have often found it advantageous to join
ACPOC/Academy Meeting Opens New Dimension
Janet Marshall, CPO, LPO
The big event of the year in the O&P industry is being held at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort as the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (ACPOC) joins forces with the American
Flo-Tech: Expanding Options
Miki Fairley
Robert Brown, CPO, FAAOP, went to an amputee’s home, in 1993, to cast and measure a patient for a preparatory prosthesis. As hospitals usually did then, the hospital had sent
Focus on IPOPs, EPOPs: Does Early Mobility Benefit Amputees?
Miki Fairley
“Although amputations have been performed for centuries as a lifesaving procedure, the current protocols for care of the person undergoing this life-altering surgical procedure, in some cases, may not reflect
Kiwi: An RRD Innovation
Miki Fairley
The Kiwi, New Zealand’s famed flightless bird, walks around all day. Since he wants amputees likewise to be able to walk around all day, Wallis W.T. Farraday, CP, who also
A New Paradigm of Postoperative Amputation Care
Miki Fairley
Michael Pinzur, MD, has a guiding philosophy: “Think outside the box.” In discussing the American healthcare system, Pinzur says, “It’s a bad system, but it’s the best around.” To arrive
OA Knee Bracing Relieves Pain, Reduces Medication Need
Miki Fairley
The recent storm over possible dangerous complications from popular arthritis pain medications, such as Vioxx® and Celebrex®, may be opening the door wider for increased used of orthotic intervention in
Soldier Gets New Prosthetic Design
Rachel Monserrate Miki Fairley
Josh Olson can never forget the date of October 27, 2003. The young soldier on duty in Iraq was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade and lost his entire leg. An
Online Education Technology: What We Have, What We Need
Rick E. Sevier, CPed, ROPA
Traditionally, healthcare workers receive their education while sitting in a classroom. In the 1999-2000 school year, about 43 percent of students enrolled in post secondary programs were non-traditional students 24
Jason M. Jennings, CPO
The O&P EDGE
Jason M. Jennings, CPOWestmed Rehab Inc.Rapid City, South Dakota What do you like best about O&P? Patient care. What is your favorite sport? Sporting clays. Tell us about your family.There’s
