October 2013
The O&P EDGE
edit post Keeping Athletes in the Game with Custom Sports Orthotics by Howard Hillman, CPed October 1, 2013 On a recent early morning, I sat in my sunroom getting ready
Maximizing Patient Potential in an Audit-Intensive World
Judith Philipps Otto
“Today the research is able to demonstrate the functional value of sophisticated prosthetic feet and the potential reduction of harm to the sound-side limb in people with dysvascular and traumatic
Outcome Measures: Avenues for Optimizing Prosthetic Performance
Vibhor Agrawal, PhD, ATP
Are you optimizing prosthetic performance in your patients? Is improved performance translating into better health for your patients? Are you measuring outcomes to document the health-related benefits of the prostheses
Outcomes: Creating Medical Services with P&O Devices
Phil Stevens MEd, CPO, FAAOP
The P&O profession is somewhat unique among the allied healthcare disciplines in that our efforts can be reduced by some to the provision of devices rather than the provision of
Upper-Limb Prosthetics: Seeking the Sense of Touch
Miki Fairley
I feel, therefore I am. Although philosopher and mathematician Reneì Descartes actually said, “I think, therefore I am,” feeling, not only in the sense of emotions but also in the
O&P Preparation for the Transition to ICD-10
Maria St. Louis-Sanchez
All entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) will be required to transition to the tenth revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related
Prostheses in Physically Demanding Work
Craig Heckathorne, MS
Although the American workplace continues to shift away from physically challenging civilian occupations dependent on strength and endurance, there are still occupations, such as those involving agriculture, where physical challenges
How to Fabricate a Molded KAFO, Part II
Louise Bensley, CTPO
In the first installment of this series (The O&P EDGE, September 2013), I covered creating a positive mold and surfacing the mold. We also marked our ankle height, final AFO
Andrew Lourake: Independence Day
Laura Hochnadel
Amidst the daylong Fourth of July festivities-a barbecue with friends, water sports, and fireworks-Lt. Col. (Ret.) Andrew Lourake experienced his own personal independence day when he realized the true versatility
Keeping Athletes in the Game with Custom Sports Orthotics
Howard Hillman, CPed
On a recent early morning, I sat in my sunroom getting ready to head out on a training ride and started thinking about all of the specialized equipment that I
