My dual training as a physical therapist and as a prosthetist/orthotist has given me the ability to see patients through two overlapping lenses. In 2010, I was contacted by
edit post PT and Podiatry Resident Education in O&P by The O&P EDGE December 27, 2020 My dual training as a physical therapist and as a prosthetist/orthotist has given me
Our team always looks forward to receiving The O&P EDGE. Your September issue was a standout for us, with John Brinkmann’s article “How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse.” We are
Custom-fitted carbon fiber AFOs are commonly prescribed for foot drop and transmetatarsal amputations. The application for foot drop addresses weakness of the dorsiflexors during swing phase, while transmetatarsal amputation requires
By all accounts Sue Stull should have died August 12, 2014. Stull, then 41, was experiencing flu-like symptoms Wednesday evening, August 6, including a sore throat and soreness all over
“You know my methods, Watson. There was not one of them which I did not apply to the inquiry. And it ended by my discovering traces, but very different ones
Many O&P professionals and practice owners I talk to don’t have a sales team; most don’t like making sales visits or calls, and virtually all say they don’t have the
A patient who has a transmetatarsal amputation and severe inversion supination on the affected foot came into the office for a CROW boot (Figure 1). He was wearing a soft
Billing for O&P devices seems to get more complicated by the day. Count on Got FAQs? to help answer your toughest questions. This month’s column addresses billing for a custom
Throughout the last half of 2017 there have been extensive debates on healthcare issues, from massive reforms like repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to O&P-specific legislation such
