October 2008
The O&P EDGE
edit post Bipartisan Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate by Morgan Sheets October 1, 2008 A federal parity bill was slated to be introduced before the Senate adjourned at the end
Engineering Athletic Excellence…A Tale of Two Contenders
Judith Philipps Otto
Jonathan Bik races in the XTERRA America Tour. Photograph courtesy of CAF. Not all of us are destined for excellence. For example, even with a top-notch education, premium ingredients, and
Challenged Athletes Foundation: Out of the Flames
Morgan Stanfield
A fire burns a hillside as it moves west toward San Diego, California, October 23, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Thomas E. Coffman (Released). In
Preprosthetic Therapy: Is It Needed? Does It Help?
Miki Fairley
What helps patients to have satisfying quality of life and achieve their functional goals after amputation? “Approximately 75 percent of older adults can regain their ability to walk without assistive
Déjà Vu
Karen Henry
We’re closing this issue on the heels of a successful meeting in Chicago. More than 200 people entered our drawing for a Nintendo® Wii™ while visiting The O&P EDGE booth
Holding Physicians Accountable for Unfair Denials
Jim DeWees, CP
I recently had a conversation with a state representative and a state senator in which I told them about a patient who needed a replacement for a transtibial prosthesis that
Two Paralympians Competed in Olympics
The O&P EDGE
Two women, two powerful life stories, two sets of world-class Games: Poland’s Natalia Partyka and South Africa’s Natalie Du Toit are the first two athletes in history to compete at
Tim Collins: Playing the Cards Dealt
Chelan M. Keeter
Tim Collins’ dreams consisted of many things, but never of hospitals and prosthetic clinics, becoming “Mr. Mom,” or needing to don 15 pounds of plastic in order to be independent.
A, B, C, D, O, and P
Michael Carroll
I’ve been around prosthetics and orthotics my whole life. I’ve known what a prosthesis is since I was three, and I was five when I learned what an orthosis is.
Bipartisan Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate
Morgan Sheets
A federal parity bill was slated to be introduced before the Senate adjourned at the end of September. This legislation requires health insurance companies to provide meaningful health insurance coverage
