March 2014
The O&P EDGE
edit post New Alpha Liner Absorbs Heat and Reduces Sweat by The O&P EDGE March 1, 2014 New Liner Technology Presently, all prosthetic liners act as insulators, holding heat from
Rough and Tumble: Meeting the Prosthetic Durability Challenges of Your Youngest Patients
Maria St. Louis-Sanchez
Jameson Davis. Photograph courtesy of Advanced Arm Dynamics. Connor Karrow. Photograph courtesy of Hanger Clinic. There’s no prosthesis in the world that can stand the force of a child for
New Alpha Liner Absorbs Heat and Reduces Sweat
The O&P EDGE
New Liner Technology Presently, all prosthetic liners act as insulators, holding heat from the residual limb which can cause an amputee to sweat. The Alpha® SmartTemp Liner blends silicone with
“Secret Santa” Makes a Young Girl’s Wish Come True
Laura Hochnadel
Most nine-year-old girls have clear ideas of what they want Santa to bring them for Christmas: an American Girl doll, a Nintendo DS, Harry Potter books, or board games. Ella
Notes from US ISPO: PacRim 2014
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Pacific Rim (PacRim) 2014, a Pacific Forum for Physical Rehabilitation, sponsored by the U.S. Member Society of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (US ISPO) in cooperation with The
O&P: We’ve Come a Long Way
Michelle J. Hall, CPO, FAAOP
I’ve loved watching sci-fi movies since I was a kid. Star Wars was the first movie that I saw in the theater. Aliens and The Terminator were my go-to movies
Fernando “Nandito” Gallego: Spina Bifida Doesn’t Slow Down Five-Year-Old
Betta Ferrendelli
Nandito pictured here before therapy allowed him to stand independently without the aid of his walker. Photographs courtesy of Fernando Gallego. Fernando “Nandito” Gallego was born five years ago in
Designing a Paralympian’s Device
Jeff Erenstone, CPO
Jeff Erenstone, CPO, chief designer of Performance Orthotic Design and president and head clinician of Mountain Orthotic & Prosthetic Services, both located in Lake Placid, New York, specializes in crafting
Pedorthic Treatment of Pediatric Foot Problems
Dennis Janisse, CPed
Years ago, the use of children’s orthopedic shoes was a well-established, medically accepted, and oft-prescribed solution to pediatric foot problems. Each year, pedorthists and orthotists measured for, fitted, and dispensed
HHS Delays ALJ Hearing Scheduling by Two Years: Continues to Fail to Adhere to Its Own Regulations
Peter W. Thomas and Christina Hughes
The provision of prostheses and orthoses to Medicare beneficiaries has come under heavy fire over the past few years with the imposition of new documentation requirements that were issued without
