April 2010
The O&P EDGE
edit post The Newest Alpha Liner… Coming Soon! by The O&P EDGE April 1, 2010 At the 2010 Academy Meeting, Ohio Willow Wood unveiled the latest addition to the Alpha®
What’s Next? DARPA’s Revolutionizing Prosthetics Projects Get a Grip on Reality
Judith Philipps Otto
In December, The O&P EDGE gave you an exclusive look at what’s next for the Modular Prosthetic Limb (MPL)- one of two major upper-limb projects to come out of the
Evolutionary Touch: Articulated European Hands Could Restore Both Control and Sensation
Morgan Stanfield
Robin af Ekenstam experiences a sense of touch in his phantom hand while using the sensor-packed SmartHand. SmartHand photos courtesy of YourIs.com November 2009: Cobbled onto Robin af Ekenstam’s
TMR Surgery, Therapy, and Prosthetics: Synchronizing Success
Miki Fairley
On October 2, 2008, Hank Esmond of Bluffton, Indiana, an electrical lineman for Bluffton Utilities, was atop a utility pole when a surge of 7,200 volts of electricity shot through
DARPA Opens the Door to the Next Prosthetic Revolution
Karen Henry
In December, The O&P EDGE brought you an exclusive look at the result of one of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Revolutionizing Prosthetics (RP) 2009 arm projects—the neurally
Energy Recycling Foot
Karen Henry
‘Green’ foot could make walking with a prosthetic foot easier and more efficient In this energy-recycling foot, the University of Michigan engineers put wasted walking energy to work enhancing the
Barefoot Running: Crazy Trend or Timeless Wisdom?
Morgan Stanfield
Michael Sandler has beautiful feet—tan, arched like a drawn bow, and muscular and restless as young racehorses. As he chats happily about running, his bare toes rhythmically ball up, then
Final Lap
Michael Carroll
The spring semester tends to be my favorite one, at least so far in my college career. The semester is split in half by a nice little spring break, and
Got FAQs?
Lisa_salmon_lake
With all of the changing variables that go into O&P billing and reimbursement, running an O&P practice gets more complicated each year. Count on “Got FAQs?” to help keep your
Face to Face: Lauren Wlazlowski, CP, and Brooks Raney, CP
The O&P EDGE
“Opposites attract” is a cliché, but for Lauren Wlazlowski and Brooks Raney it’s obviously true. “Our love for O&P brought us together, but beyond that similarity, we’re polar opposites,” writes
