July 2015
The O&P EDGE
edit post The Unmentionables of Health: When Life Gets in the Way of Healthy Living by Phil Stevens MEd, CPO, FAAOP July 1, 2015 During the 2011 meeting of Health
Mitigating Challenging Patient Situations
Michelle Hall and Ellen Snoxell
Do you ever feel your heart sink when you look at your schedule for the day and see the name of a particular patient that you’d rather avoid? Do you
Building a Better Hand With the HAPTIX Project
Maria St. Louis-Sanchez
Modern upper-limb prostheses have gotten so mechanically advanced that users can peel the skin off a grape or fold origami cranes. What has remained elusive, though, is the sensation of
The Unmentionables of Health: When Life Gets in the Way of Healthy Living
Phil Stevens MEd, CPO, FAAOP
During the 2011 meeting of Health 2.0, an annual conference showcasing ways in which new technologies are transforming health and healthcare, Alexandra Drane, cofounder of Eliza Corporation, Danvers, Massachusetts, summarized
New York’s One-Limb-per-Lifetime Restriction Attacked With Collaborative Effort
Peter W. Thomas, JD
It’s not often that a focused, intensive effort to change a bad public policy results in progress in as quickly as three months, but that is exactly what happened in
The Myth of a Loveless Future
Rick Bowers
Would you think such a guy doesn’t stand a chance on a mainstream matchmaking website?Think again. Jim Haag, for example, is missing parts of both his arms and part of
Five-year Case Study of an Infant With Scoliosis Using Schroth Therapy and Chêneau-type Bracing
Grant Wood, MS, CPO (UK), CO (US)
Aim This case study presents a description and timeline of applying Schroth therapy and Chêneau-type bracing using Rigo principles (a Rigo-Chêneau brace) for the conservative treatment of a boy with
Focusing on Patient Issues Beyond O&P
Andrea Spridgen
I believe every issue of The O&P EDGE  is ultimately about patients; after all, they are at the heart of everything you do as O&P professionals. This month, though, we
Re: Quantum Leap: Transitioning From Pediatric to Adult Care, May 2015
Victoria Powell
The following letter is in response to “Quantum Leap: Transitioning From Pediatric to Adult Care” in the May 2015 issue of The O&P EDGE. I am writing about a recent
eXG Marks Ten Years of Motocross; Series Expands
The O&P EDGE
Adaptive motocross (MX) racing returned to Baja Acres, Millington, Michigan, on Saturday, May 23, as Extremity Games (eXG) marked its tenth year of sponsoring the event. As with the past
