June 2012
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WREX: Giving Kids a Lift through Life’s Motions
The O&P EDGE
Raising a spoon to eat, using a toothbrush, lifting a hairbrush, raising a hand in class: activities that most of us take for granted can present a difficult challenge for
Endolite Expands Sales Team and Launches YouTube Channel
The O&P EDGE
EDGE Direct Endolite is pleased to announce the addition of two territory managers to its sales team. Matt Carroll’s territory will cover Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington DC.
Society Spotlight Managing Orthotic Treatment in the NICU
Elisa de Jong, CPO, LO
Pediatric O&P is a subspecialty of our profession that can be fulfilling, albeit demanding and challenging—especially as it pertains to the orthotic management of infants. While it may appear that
Orthotic Technology Enters a New Age
Miki Fairley
Groundbreaking and even life-altering mobility and rehabilitative devices are proliferating in the United States and internationally. These technologies-including robotic exoskeletons, power-assisted AFOs and KAFOs, hybrid orthoses that use functional electrical
Powered AFOs: New Roles for Evolving Technology
Judith Philipps Otto
Considering new roles for technology that isn’t ready for prime time in its original form may seem inappropriate. However, for nearly 20 years, researchers worldwide have been striving to develop
Delving into the Details: AFO Characteristics in the Management of Post-Stroke Hemiplegia
Phil Stevens MEd, CPO
In considering the wealth of investigation that has been done to evaluate the efficacy of AFOs, no population has received more scrutiny than the post-stroke hemiplegia patient population. Unfortunately, the
16 Days
Karen Henry
Claire Lomas of Leicestershire, United Kingdom, completed the 2012 London Marathon on May 8. She completed the race 16 days after she started. She averaged two miles per day, according
Third Annual Warrior Games Test Soldiers’ Skill, Training, Endurance
The O&P EDGE
More than 200 wounded, ill, and injured servicemen and servicewomen competed in the third annual Warrior Games at the United States Olympic Training Center and the U.S. Air Force Academy
The O&P EDGE: Ten Years of Excellence, 3,000 Years in the Making
The O&P EDGE
For more than 3,000 years, O&P devices have been enabling individuals to live fuller lives, and for the past ten years, The O&P EDGE has provided valuable, in-depth industry information for prosthetists,
