edit post Study Evaluates Resilience, Pain Interference After Upper-Limb Loss by The O&P EDGE February 1, 2016 The authors of the study concluded that resilience may facilitate adjustment through beneficial
What it means to be a senior citizen is changing, and approaches to seniors’ O&P care are changing too-but still have far to go, some O&P experts say. Intellectually,
The military service members and veterans who received injuries resulting in limb loss while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), and Operation New Dawn (OND) are
I treat fewer patients with post-polio syndrome (PPS) than I used to. I suspect this is true for most clinicians who have a decade or two of clinical experience. As
For many years, spinal corrective thoracic-lumbar-sacral orthoses (TLSOs) have been prescribed for children who present with neuropathic onset scoliosis (NOS), as classified by the Scoliosis Research Society, and who also
One of the challenges in providing O&P care is that each patient presents uniquely, whether in gait deviations, skin conditions, motivation levels, or that no two residual limbs are alike.
The program for the 2015 The Hartford Ski Spectacular, held November 30-December 6 at Beaver Run Resort and Breckenridge Ski Resort, Colorado, was packed with activities that participants could choose
The third International Tournament TAP (Tenis Adaptado de Pie, or stand-up adaptive tennis) – Master Final, organized by the Paralympic Committee of Chile, was held December 11-12, 2015, in Santiago.
For roughly the last dozen years of Phil Stevens’ life, pain has been a daily companion. Stevens, a third-generation dairy farmer on a 1,000-acre spread in Barre, Massachusetts, fell off
As a physical therapist, I value the unique skills the O&P profession provides and enjoy collaborative patient care. A passion for helping people after limb loss led me to work
