May 2006
The O&P EDGE
edit post Spina Bifida: Proper Care Helps Kids Have High Quality of Life by Sherry Metzger, MS May 1, 2006 The Doyle family. Four-year-old Michael Doyle of Phoenix, Maryland, races
Spina Bifida: Proper Care Helps Kids Have High Quality of Life
Sherry Metzger, MS
The Doyle family. Four-year-old Michael Doyle of Phoenix, Maryland, races his twin brother Christopher around the local zoo, and long after Christopher’s energy fades, Michael asks to go see the
Relief for Growing Pains: Expandable Internal Prostheses for Children
Judith Philipps Otto
The idea of internal prostheses for children isn’t new. For more than 20 years, surgery to remove bone cancer tumors from pediatric patients often has included an implant to replace
Frustrated Mothers Come Together for Shoe Solutions
Tina Eichner
Hilory Paster, VP Sales & Marketing; John Wall, PT, CPO, FAAOP; Lori Watson, Founder & President. Children: Samuel Paster, Hilory’s son and William Watson, Lori’s son. Driven by the challenge
From the Editor: Pediatric Innovations Bring Hope, Healing to Families
Tina Eichner
I often wonder how different life might have been for my family. In 1968 my parents and my older brother awaited the April birth of their second child. Tragically, a
Research Study to Look at P.A.P. Cranial Helmet
Miki Fairley
The P.A.P. (Plagiocephalic Applied Pressure) Cranial Remolding Orthosis developed by Fit-Well Prosthetic & Orthotic Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, will be the focus of a study later this year in
Five Questions for John Izak, CPO
The O&P EDGE
John Izak is an orthotist/prosthetist with Orthologix in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The practice is heavily focused on pediatrics with 95 percent of its orthotics work for pediatric patients. Orthologix specializes in
A Quick, Easy Way to Save Time and Money: Sealing Nylon Vacuum Socks
Jack Pranzarone CP, LP
I would like to share with you a discovery I made a few months ago. Heat Wheel Sealer Having begun my career over 20 years ago as a technician, I
ACA Working to Advance Prosthetic Parity
Morgan Sheets
To take on the critical challenge of advancing insurance parity, the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) launched the Action Plan for People with Limb Loss (APPLL). At the beginning of
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The future of your practice depends on knowledgeable billing and collection information. Understanding the full aspect of billing guidelines and procedures will effectively increase your reimbursement. This iformative column will
