edit post Cognitive Compromise: Considerations in Individuals with Lower-limb Amputation by Phil Stevens MEd, CPO, FAAOP June 1, 2013 Twenty years ago, a rehabilitation team examined the cognitive function of
Christina Skoski, MD, was a teenager when she received her first prosthesis in 1962. It was a crude but serviceable carved wooden leg. She cried. Skoski, a retired anesthesiologist, was
Encouraging patient involvement may be a key strategy for subverting a coverage crisis. It’s natural. When economic times are tough, consumers hold on to their wallets a little more tightly,
I wait impatiently behind the fences to pick up my little niece from school. The girls and boys are lined up and ready to leave. The teacher is trying to
Twenty years ago, a rehabilitation team examined the cognitive function of 14 patients with lower-limb amputation secondary to peripheral vascular disease (PVD) and compared its observations against the cognitive performance
It’s been a busy year thus far for O&P public policy. The impending implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has stimulated a flurry of advocacy efforts to ensure that
The current healthcare climate is making it increasingly difficult for prosthetists and orthotists to fit their patients with devices that provide optimal outcomes. As a result of the Centers for
Practitioners who work with individuals with amputations recognize that many of their patients face emotional issues as well as physical challenges in dealing with their limb loss, but they may
Part 4 of our exclusive coverage of the development of the master of science in orthotics and prosthetics program at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Inspiration I was filled
A Wisconsin native and youngest of four, Cassie Peeters, CP, says that her family has had a significant influence on her career. She received practical advice from her grandmother about
