March 2011
The O&P EDGE
edit post Prosthetics Research: Consumers’ Perspective by The O&P EDGE March 11, 2011 The result of prosthetic research ideally is better patient care and outcomes. The chain starts with research
Prosthetics Research: Consumers’ Perspective
The O&P EDGE
The result of prosthetic research ideally is better patient care and outcomes. The chain starts with research studies, then links clinically relevant findings into clinical practice, which positively impacts function
Function and Comfort: Coexisting Within a Prosthesis
The O&P EDGE
EDGE Direct Security and function from a prosthesis are requirements for any amputee…and ideally the prosthesis should also be comfortable to wear. Achieve security, function, and comfort from a cohesive
Facility Accreditation: Wait and See or Take Action Now?
Susan Glairon
As the number of new O&P facility accreditation applications level off, O&P accreditation organizations respond with simpler, faster processes. Wayne Rosen, CPO, CPed, FAAOP, owned and operated an O&P facility
The O&P EDGE: Maintaining a Global Conscience
Tonja Randolph
If you receive the print version of this magazine, you probably had to tear open the plastic polybag holding together The O&P EDGE and The Academy TODAY for mailing. One
The IPC Track and Field World Championships
A Record-Smashing Success
Pam Martin
Between January 21-30, more than 1,000 competitors from 70 countries gathered at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand, where athletic greats battled for track-and-field
Dudley Childress, PhD: A “Renaissance Man” Exerts a Lasting Influence on P&O
Miki Fairley
Few persons have been as towering a presence in the field of rehabilitation research and engineering as Dudley S. Childress, PhD, director emeritus of the Northwestern University Prosthetic Orthotic Center
Social Media? Really!
Cynthia Marsh, Patty Johnson, and Kit Goyette
Because “everyone is doing it” was never a good reason to take part in an activity as a teenager. But we’re sure even Mom would agree that participating in social
Whatever Happened to TPE?
Tony Wickman, CTPO
Remember TPE (thermoplastic elastomer)? I first heard about it when I read an article in 1990 by Ron Sutton, BSE, CO, in the Journal of Prosthetics & Orthotics (JPO). When
Planes, Chains, and Foot Orthotic Biomechanics Part III
Séamus Kennedy, BEng (Mech), CPed
The most widely taught and accepted theory of foot biomechanics was developed by Merton Root, DPM, and his colleagues during the second half of the 20th century. Root’s studies were
