January 2013
The O&P EDGE
edit post The Poetry of Osseointegration by Phil Stevens MEd, CPO, FAAOP January 1, 2013 Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters…to Patients Over the last several years, there has been a steady
O&P Abroad: Recirculation of O&P Wealth
Dino Scanio, MPH, CO/L
The Florida O&P Outreach Team (FOOT Foundation) completed another trip to Guatemala on September 22, 2012. More than 40 children were fit with much needed orthoses and prostheses. Just as
Little Rock Welcomes the PFA 53rd Annual Symposium & Exhibition
Margaret Hren
Despite the havoc wreaked by Superstorm Sandy across the Eastern Seaboard, which affected travel plans nationwide, for those who battled rain, wind, and delays, Little Rock, Arkansas, was the place
Clinical Benefits are Critical to Reimbursement Success
The O&P EDGE
Since 1999, C-Leg has been the subject of more than 40 clinical studies of microprocessor-controlled knees (MPK). Not in-house studies, but published, peer-reviewed clinical research—the kind that makes payers sit
Apples to Apples: ISPO Proposes Model for Research Participant Data
Garrison Wells
Ask any business owner: Attempting to set standards that are consistently adhered to in a single company can be tough. In an entire industry, the process can be rife with
Hands across the Ocean
Kate Hawthorne
International Group Collecting Data On Multiarticulating Hands After three years and six meetings on two continents, the Strategic Consortium for Upper-Limb Prosthetic Technologies (SCULPT) is set to launch its first
The Poetry of Osseointegration
Phil Stevens MEd, CPO, FAAOP
Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters…to Patients Over the last several years, there has been a steady escalation of interest in and research associated with the use of osseointegration (OI) as a
2012 Election Overview and Implications for the O&P Profession
Peter W. Thomas and Theresa Morgan
The Washington DC political environment changed only slightly as a result of the 2012 national elections, despite a lengthy campaign season that resulted in unprecedented political spending over the past
One of These Things Is Just Like the Other…
Karen Henry
Or is it? Infants instinctively use comparative thinking to distinguish their mothers from other individuals. Indeed, this type of thinking is fundamental to the learning process. In an educational setting,
Joan Edelstein, MA, PT, FISPO, CPed
Séamus Kennedy, BEng(Mech), CPed, FAAOP(A)
Dedicated to O&P Education For 30 years—from 1961 through 1991—Joan Edelstein, MA, PT, FISPO, CPed, was a senior research scientist in the Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics at New York
