
August 2005
edit post Returning Upper-Extremity Amputees to Work by Sandra Fletchall, FAOTA, OTR/L, CHT, MPA August 1, 2005 As those who work in amputee healthcare fields agree, there is much more
edit post Returning Upper-Extremity Amputees to Work by Sandra Fletchall, FAOTA, OTR/L, CHT, MPA August 1, 2005 As those who work in amputee healthcare fields agree, there is much more
A graduate of the University of Southern California (USC) in 1978, Jeffry G. Kingsley had a wide array of choices for his career path. When his grandfather, Kenneth C. Kingsley,
As those who work in amputee healthcare fields agree, there is much more to rehabilitation than fitting an amputee with the appropriate device. To achieve the optimum outcomes we all
Paddy Rossbach, RN, president and CEO of the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) knows what to look for in a prosthetist. As a registered nurse, Rossbach is familiar with the
For four-year-old Lucas Carlson, using a walker or crutches was a part of his daily routine. That is, until he met his service dog, Balto. Lucas has cerebral palsy, and
Craig MacKenzie, CP, RTP(c) Expensive does not always mean better. Ed Patterson, who works at Velocity Labs, Orlando, Florida, was cleaning the dishes one night and noticed that a frying
Robert C. “Bob” Wilson, who was rendered a bilateral transtibial amputee in a 1974 accident aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk, could be perceived as being a salty, curt,
More than 20 soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan and their family members were special guests at the sixth annual Endeavor Games June 9-12 in Edmond, Oklahoma. Competitors at the
With the number of amputees increasing nationwide due to an epidemic of diabetes, as well as injuries to US armed forces, three amputees are determined to show the nation that
Philip R. Pincince,CO Capital Orthotics & Prosthetics LLCConcord, New Hampshire What is your most memorable work experience? Â Working with children in the O&P field. What is your favorite type of
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