April 2012
The O&P EDGE
edit post Uncomfortable Liners Can Make or Break a Fitting by The O&P EDGE April 17, 2012 EDGE Direct It’s no secret that many prosthesis wearers suffer from painful socket
Uncomfortable Liners Can Make or Break a Fitting
The O&P EDGE
EDGE Direct It’s no secret that many prosthesis wearers suffer from painful socket pressure sores. That’s why socket comfort is a high priority during a fitting. Now you can offer
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Research Takes Personal Turn for UCLA Scientists
Miki Fairley
Stanley Nelson, MD, is a professor in the Department of Human Genetics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); his wife, Carrie Miceli, PhD, is a professor at the
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
The Search for New Treatments Races against the Clock
Miki Fairley
One out of about every 3,500 boys worldwide is born with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). DMD is the most common as well as the most severe of the more than
Hanger Education Fair Features New Location, New Identity
The O&P EDGE
Hanger unveils its new brand identity during the opening ceremony. Subject to shareholder approval at the company’s annual shareholder meeting in May, Hanger Orthopedic Group will be renamed Hanger, and
Billing and Collections Q&A
Lisa_salmon_lake
Running an O&P facility in today’s landscape of enhanced scrutiny and changing billing requirements can leave even the most seasoned billing professional feeling frustrated. If you have a billing question
Alicia McGarty, COA
The O&P EDGE
“A certificate does not make you certified. Attitude, performance, commitment to self and team—these and a certificate make you certified.” While the author of this maxim is unknown, it certainly
MaLea Fox: Tracking Milestones
Laura Hochnadel
Sit Before You Stand Like most mothers, Ashley Graber tracks her daughter’s developmental milestones, and at seven-and-a-half months of age, MaLea Fox was on track. “She was just starting to
Big Challenges in Serving Young O&P Patients
Justina S. Shipley, CO, BOCPO, MEd, FAAOP
I have been in the O&P profession for more than 25 years and have focused most of that time in pediatrics, including working in pediatric O&P specialty facilities, pediatric O&P
Beyond Cosmetic Concerns
Functional Deficits Associated with Deformational Plagiocephaly
Phil Stevens MEd, CPO
Functional Deficits Associated with Deformational Plagiocephaly After discussing the rationale, timelines, and costs of cranial remolding orthoses, many parents of infants with plagiocephaly ask, “What happens if we don’t correct
