April 2013
The O&P EDGE
edit post New Features and Benefits of ORION by The O&P EDGE April 1, 2014 The technical and clinical vision behind the ORION has always been to create a microprocessor
Finding Efficiency with the Right Vise
Jim Young
Have you ever tried to spin a spinal orthosis or transfemoral socket model with one hand while holding it in position and trying to tighten the pipe vise with the
EDGE Quick Credit: Educating O&P One Credit at a Time
The O&P EDGE
Western Media, publisher of The O&P EDGE, has announced the pilot phase of EDGE Quick Credit™. The program is being offered in cooperation with the American Academy of Orthotists and
Schroth-Based Physical Therapy: Does It Improve Scoliosis Outcomes?
Miki Fairley
A physical therapy regimen developed in the 1920s by a young German woman, Katharina Schroth, to treat her own scoliosis and later refined by her daughter Christa Lehnert-Schroth, PT, has
ISPO 2013
The O&P EDGE
Inclusion, Participation, and Empowerment The 14th World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) was held in Hyderabad, India, February 4-7. It is the first time that
Hanger Education Fair
Andrea Spridgen
Exclusive live coverage by The O&P EDGE Partnerships and Patient Focus The 2013 Hanger Education Fair and National Meeting, held February 4-8 in Las Vegas, Nevada, carried a message of
The Academy Annual Meeting Shines in Sunny Florida
Andrea Spridgen
Exclusive live coverage by The O&P EDGE The American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists’ (the Academy) 39th Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium, held February 20-23 in Orlando, commenced with an
Camp No Limits Helps to Empower Children Living with Limb Loss
Mary Leighton, OTR/L, and Sarah Thomas, CPO
Many children, at one time or another, experience feeling self-conscious about the way they look-that their freckles, weight, or other perceived flaws are on display. For children with limb loss,
Geoffrey Christian
The O&P EDGE
Geoffrey Christian, CO, of the Orthopliance Group, headquartered in Toluca Lake, California, is as much a firm believer in technical skills as he is in relationship-building skills to meet the
Zach Hanf: The Heart of a Survivor
Laura Hochnadel
“Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.” —Steve Prefontaine, 1972 Olympian, American middle- and long-distance runner (1951-1975) Michael “Mick” Crawford, CP, LP,
