December 2007
The O&P EDGE
edit post A Time for Reflection by Ronald A. Roiz December 1, 2007 Sometimes, the best cure for a case of the jitters is finding out that you made a
Targeted Muscle Reinnervation: The Future Is Now
Miki Fairley
Targeted muscle reinnervation surgery is visionary for the future and practical for today. Kathy Stubblefield, OTR/L, watches patient Claudia Mitchell as she conducts functional testing with the six-motor neural-controlled prosthesis.
‘Living’ Plastic: Are Self-Healing Plastics a Possibility for O&P?
Miki Fairley
When you get a cut in your skin, it marvelously starts to heal itself-and it can do this repeatedly. Now imagine a plastic that can mimic this ability. Self-healing plastic
Why We Do What We Do
Karen Henry
Two weeks ago, I was contacted by a journalist in Vancouver, British Columbia, who was trying to help a 23-year-old Iraqi woman obtain a prosthesis in Baghdad. The woman, who
Ignorance is Bliss
Jim Young Jr
It was another day at the office with me seeing patients in the morning, giving a speech at noon at the Department of Labor, seeing folks in Albany, Georgia, in
Sacrifice Center Set for Dedication
The O&P EDGE
The Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Sacrifice Center dedication in Jacksonville, Florida, November 6, was designed and built to tell the stories of sacrifice and triumph of this generation’s wounded warriors,
Sports News
The O&P EDGE
World Champ Does It Again Only Jump Breaks Back, Wins Event Kevin Green needed just one attempt to win his second consecutive jet-ski ramp jump title at the IJSBA World
Pioneering Surgery Spurs New Occupational Therapy Techniques
Miki Fairley
The groundbreaking targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) surgical technique developed by Todd Kuiken, MD, PhD, at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), Illinois, requires pioneering occupational therapy treatment to enable these
A Time for Reflection
Ronald A. Roiz
Sometimes, the best cure for a case of the jitters is finding out that you made a difference in someone’s life-and allowing yourself to take credit for it. How do
Portrait of an Activist: Laura Willingham
Morgan Sheets
When she is not busy taking care of two young daughters or working as the ACA’s new National Peer Network (NPN) consultant, Laura Willingham might be answering a call from
