August 2016
The O&P EDGE
edit post The Orthotic and Prosthetic Alliance: The Sum of Its Parts by The O&P EDGE August 1, 2016 The Orthotic and Prosthetic Alliance (the Alliance) is a unifying force
Meeting the Prosthetic Needs of Patients With Greater Body Mass
Maria St. Louis-Sanchez
As O&P practitioners encounter more patients who are overweight, they need to be creative in finding solutions and may have to look beyond their preconceived notions about the patients’ abilities.
Symmetry for Symmetry’s Sake: A Beneficial Goal in Prosthetic Gait?
Phil Stevens MEd, CPO, FAAOP
Nearly 30 years ago, authors David Winter, PhD, PEng, and Susan Sienko, BSc, challenged some fundamental assumptions associated with prosthetic gait that continue to this day. “Throughout all the amputee-related
Adherence Among Users of Orthopedic Footwear and Lower-limb Orthoses
John T. Brinkmann, MA, CPO/L, FAAOP(D)
During my orthotic residency, a physical therapist and I were discussing orthotic options for a patient with post-stroke hemiparesis. The therapist had concerns about the KAFO I was recommending and
Progress by Challenging Assumptions
Andrea Spridgen
In this issue of The O&P EDGE, dedicated to meeting the challenges of lower-limb O&P interventions, several of our articles have an underlying theme about examining assumptions. Our first feature tackles
Rio 2016: Canoe Sprint and Triathlon Come to the 2016 Summer Paralympics
The O&P EDGE
On September 7-18, worldwide attention will turn to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the 15th Summer Paralympic Games. Over the course of the event, para-athletes from across the globe will
DoD Warrior Games Held in West Point
The O&P EDGE
The 2016 U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games were held at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, June 15-21. This was the seventh annual games, and it
Max Conserva: Self-advocacy Fuels an Improved KAFO Design
Laura Hochnadel
Max Conserva, 35, can often be found working out or teaching a class for adaptive athletes at San Francisco CrossFit, his muscles well-defined under the strain of a 300-pound squat
The Q-check KAFO/AFO
Micah Alford, MSPO
One difficult patient presentation many O&P practitioners have encountered is severe genu recurvatum of 15-30 degrees with a lateral rotational thrust or corkscrew moment. A heavy-duty, stainless-steel sidebar KAFO is
The Orthotic and Prosthetic Alliance: The Sum of Its Parts
The O&P EDGE
The Orthotic and Prosthetic Alliance (the Alliance) is a unifying force established to elicit the cooperation and coordination of like-minded organizations in the O&P profession and among consumer groups. Its
