Evidence-Based Residency
Sara Pschigoda
I am almost halfway through my residency, and I recently had the opportunity to experience something most residents don’t-vacation! I was lucky enough to take a few days off to
Ankle Gauntlets: Still an Effective Orthotic Intervention
Séamus Kennedy, BEng(Mech), CPed, FAAOP(A)
Over the last decade or so, several new orthoses have been introduced to the O&P market that could be considered hybrids between an AFO and a custom foot orthotic. One
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
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
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
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
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
