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
Aspects of Gait: Part I
Séamus Kennedy, BEng(Mech), CPed, FAAOP(A)
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. —Lao Tzu One approach to understanding foot pathology is to appreciate the symphony that plays with each step in
Time to Modify
Erin Cammarata
When I say, “You’re getting behind; you need to modify,” most practitioners will think about all those patients that they’ve taken cast impressions for but haven’t modified their molds yet.
CPOh: How to Get More Out of Your Prosthetic Certification
Peter Seaman, CP, CTP
As an American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics (ABC)-certified prosthetist (CP), you may have been told that you would be a more valuable practitioner if you had
ACPOC 2015 Annual Meeting
The O&P EDGE
The 2015 Annual Meeting of the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (ACPOC) was held May 13-16 at the Hilton Clearwater Beach, Florida. The event provided collaborative discussions by a spectrum
Potentially Far-Reaching Ramifications in LCD Draft Policy for Lower-limb Prostheses
The O&P EDGE
The Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MACs) have released a local coverage determination (LCD) draft policy for lower-limb prostheses; LCDs are the basis for decisions made by a
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
