November 2012
The O&P EDGE
edit post Quality Assurance: Are We Doing a Good Job? by Tony Wickman, CTPO November 1, 2012 When I started in this industry in 1984, I was amazed to find
On Your Feet: Pedorthic Solutions for Stressed Out Feet
Garrison Wells
Feet aren’t just a built-in mode of transportation—they can be critical to a person’s professional success. For a professional athlete, for example, foot wellness can translate into fame and a
Staying Relevant: How Are Pedorthists Blazing Their Professional Trail?
Judith Philipps Otto
O&P professionals are facing new challenges that may color and re-direct the future of their respective professions. The pedorthic profession in particular faces its own set of unique challenges in
Optimizing Foot Care through Pedorthic/Podiatric Partnerships
Kate Hawthorne
As with any intricate piece of equipment with many moving parts, the human foot is subject to a wide array of possible malfunctions—ranging from congenital deformity and improper gait to
Pedorthic Solutions during Pregnancy
Laura Hochnadel
While expectant mothers may be most focused on their growing abdomens and the needs of their unborn children, they may be feeling the effects of pregnancy on their feet as
Plenty of Shoes to Fill
Karen Henry
The typical adult human skeleton has 206 bones. The human feet—with 26 bones each—account for just over 25 percent of the bones in the human body. From a purely statistical
Pedorthics: Times, They Are A-Changin’
Andrea Spridgen
If there is one thing that it seems everyone in the orthotic, prosthetic, and pedorthic professions can agree on, it’s that the industry is continually changing. With increasing documentation requirements
Orpyx: Putting Feet First with “Sole-Full” Technology
Laura Hochnadel
Get your feet wet. Get your foot in the door. Put your feet to the fire. Get off on the right foot. Jump in with both feet. The number of
Quality Assurance: Are We Doing a Good Job?
Tony Wickman, CTPO
When I started in this industry in 1984, I was amazed to find out that there wasn’t any federal or state oversight in the production of orthoses or prostheses. You
Bev Combs: Putting Her Best Foot Forward
Laura Hochnadel
If the shoe fits, wear it. Not many people understand this statement as well as Bev Combs. For most of her life, she had been relegated to wearing black, orthopedic
