April 2006
The O&P EDGE
edit post Helping Obese Patients by Weight Management, not Diet by Jeff Fredrick, MS, CO, BOCP April 1, 2006 The same America that expects to attain viable longevity into its
Do You ISPO?
Rob Kistenberg
Sixteen years ago as prosthetic students at UCLA’s Long-term Certificate Program in Prosthetics, we were introduced to the organizations of the O&P profession. The alphabet soup was thinner then, as
From the Editor: Meeting Highlights Blended Importance of Past, Present, and Future of O&P
The O&P EDGE
This issue went to press fast on the heels of the 32nd Annual Academy Meeting last month in Chicago, which provided me with a thought-provoking, energizing, and thorough introduction to
New Yorker Makes the World a Better Place, for One Child at a Time
Tina Eichner
It is the lucky few who can point to a moment in time and mark the identification of their life’s purpose. Above: Elissa Montanti with Tara and Hamdani. Photos courtesy
O&P Humanitarian Database Seeks Updates
Tina Eichner
The Digital Resource Foundation for the O&P Community (DRFOP) maintains the O&P Humanitarian Database , a collaborative project aimed at promoting humanitarian organizationsthat servethe orthotics and prosthetics profession worldwide. The
CIR Brings Prosthetic Services to Developing Nations
Mary Stanton, Elise Moylan, and Laura Frankel
Photo courtesy of Center for International Rehabilitation The Center for International Rehabilitation (CIR) is a Chicago-based nonprofit organization committed to assisting landmine survivors and people with disabilities worldwide in achieving
The Bellacure Treatment Device—Revisited
Judith Philipps Otto
When a new orthotic contender appears on the market from nowhere, and its claims appear almost too good to be true, a dubious world naturally clamors for outcomes–documentation–quantitative evidence one
Pre-Preg Carbon Dynamic Orthosis
Noel J. Chladek, CO
Have we found the evolution of lower-extremity orthotics? We pose a question to orthotic practitioners: “Are your patients benefiting completely from the devices you are designing for them?” We may
Humanitarian Aid: O&P Brings Healing Work Worldwide
Tina Eichner
EDITOR’S NOTE The generosity of the people who comprise the O&P industry seems to be without measure or limit. When we set out to cover the topic of Humanitarian Aid,
Helping Obese Patients by Weight Management, not Diet
Jeff Fredrick, MS, CO, BOCP
The same America that expects to attain viable longevity into its 80s has tallied up an unprecedented record of obesity. It comes as no surprise that booming obesity rates are
