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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
Helping Kids Cope with the Psychosocial Aspects of Disability
Judith Philipps Otto
SEEING THE FOREST THROUGH THE TREES When it comes to assessing the social challenges that children with mobility disabilities face and the emotional scars they often acquire as they grow
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Helping Kids Meet the Compliance Challenge
Miki Fairley
Being a teenager is stressful enough. Being a teenager who has to wear a scoliosis brace can be emotionally paralyzing. Peer acceptance isn’t the only issue these kids face. Orthosis
