May 2011
The O&P EDGE
edit post Helping Patients Feel Whole Again by The O&P EDGE May 5, 2011 Tiffany Ryan, LOT, CSCS, Advanced Arm Dynamics (AAD) Southwest Center of Excellence, Dallas, Texas, compares the
The Academy’s 37th Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium
Pam Martin
“The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark.” -Michelangelo,
Helping Patients Feel Whole Again
The O&P EDGE
Tiffany Ryan, LOT, CSCS, Advanced Arm Dynamics (AAD) Southwest Center of Excellence, Dallas, Texas, compares the learning curve on a new prosthetic arm to mastering a new musical instrument, saying
Endolite Expands Training Program
The O&P EDGE
EDGE Direct In anticipation of the upcoming launch of the ORION, our newest microprocessor knee, we are pleased to announce an expanded training program that includes certification courses for the
Dynamic Collaborations: When the Sum Makes All the Parts Greater
Pam Martin
When O&P research combines with practitioner education and clinical patient care, great things can happen. From left: Wendy Hill, BSc, OT; Adam Savoy; Greg Bush, BA, CP; and Adam Clawson,
From Academia to the Developing World: Student Engineers Create Collaborative Technologies
Miki Fairley
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” -Leonardo da Vinci Six men on a mission are showing what is possible when imaginative out-of-the-box ideas team up with practical, analytical thinking. Six engineering
DARPA’s RP Arms in Transition: From Miracle into Reality
Judith Philipps Otto
“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” -W. Clement Stone, American author (1902-2002) What child doesn’t love a good fairy tale, where miracles are conceived
Breaking Down Walls
Karen Henry
When I returned to the office after attending the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA) Policy Forum in Washington DC, the wall between our office suite and the suite next
The Winter Sports Clinic Is Changing Lives for Disabled Vets
Pam Martin
“We had plenty of speed and plenty of good snow to catch a good edge, and today was probably the best run I’ve ever had.” —Adaptive skier, Dave Riley, the
How to Do an Alignment Transfer
Jason Kimmel, CTP
A practitioner can spend hours fine-tuning the alignment of a lower-limb prosthesis. A technician transferring this alignment can lose it in seconds. Alignment transfer is a common task with ample
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