March 2009
The O&P EDGE
edit post Prosthetic Parity Campaigns Sweep the Nation by Morgan Sheets March 1, 2009 With all of the state legislative sessions meeting and Congress in full swing, it is a
Content is King…and Technology Ain’t Bad Either
Karen Henry
When superior content and leading technology come together, great things happen. See for yourself on March 4, when the O&P industry’s portal-oandp.com-relaunches with a new design, a new structure, and
Offbeat O&P–Prosthetic Finger Implanted with USB Drive
The O&P EDGE
Photo credit: Jerry Jalava/Flickr A Finnish software developer has blurred the line between human and cyborg a little further. Jerry Jalava, who lost a finger when his motorcycle crashed into
College Park Industries…a Pathway to O&P Industry Innovation
Karen Bieniek
The College Park name implies “learning and continuous education,” and that’s what CPI engineers and product designers incorporate into our foot/ankle systems and related products every day. From the ongoing
Tobilleras de Cuero: Una alternativa ortésica aún efectiva
Séamus Kennedy, BEng(Mech), CPed, FAAOP(A)
En la ultima década, muchas nuevas ortesis han sido introducidas en el Mercado de O&P que pudieran ser consideradas hÃbridas entre un AFO y una ortesis de pie a la
I, ROBOT
Miki Fairley
Is there a robot in your patients’ future? Or even more mind-boggling-will some of your patients wear a robot in the future? “Wearable robots,” or “exoskeletons,” are moving out of
Tomorrow’s O&P: A Survival Guide
Judith Philipps Otto
In this final chapter of our preview of the future of O&P as seen through the eyes of some of its leading experts, we offer a collective vision of what
Building a Track-Serviceable Running Prosthesis
Scott Sabolich, CP, LP
Steven Wilson and Jim Bob Bizzell compete in the 200-meter sprint in Beijing. If a NASCAR team built a race car and prepared it for the track, they wouldn’t weld
Better Business: ‘Making Lemonade’ in a Tough Economy
Miki Fairley
What leads to steadily increasing sales in today’s turbulent economy? Phil Kohler, president and CEO of Image Orthopedic Lab, Santa Ana, California, has found answers that work for his company-and
Un-Limb-ited
Melissa Phillips
Pedro Moiola (left) takes a break from skiing. For the average skier, the thought of a double-black-diamond run in thigh-deep powder down a mountain with a 1,193 foot vertical might
