Every year thousands of people in impoverished countries undergo amputations. However, contrary to popular belief, armed conflicts or landmines are not usually to blame. Rather, the primary cause of
edit post The Million-dollar Fit: Companies Develop Affordable Prostheses for Use in Less Resourced Countries by Betta Ferrendelli December 27, 2020 Every year thousands of people in impoverished countries
Few words on foot orthotic prescriptions cause as much confusion as the term Morton’s. Morton’s is simultaneously two different foot diagnoses, and three or more distinct orthotic modifications. One
Live coverage from The O&P EDGE. The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA) 2018 Policy Forum was held March 7-8 in Washington DC, drawing about 96 O&P professionals, advocates, students,
While the most appropriate O&P intervention varies by condition, mobility level, and the individual, so too can the patient’s culture and environment play a role in the practitioner’s choice of
With so many electrifying moments during the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games March 9-18 in PyeongChang, South Korea, it may be hard to pick a favorite, but Team USA’s sled
By age six, Wendy Garrett knew she wanted to be a gymnast—and she didn’t let anything get in the way of achieving that dream. At 39, she still isn’t
All too often as I’m fitting first-time prosthesis users, patients mention that a physician told them that they would never walk again after their amputations and would be relegated to
In a 2014 survey by the Pew Research Center, 63 percent of the respondents indicated that they were “absolutely certain” in their belief in God, and 20 percent reported that
In 1980, a Hmong family relocated from Laos to Merced, California, a city about two and a half hours southeast of San Francisco. The youngest child, Lia, began having
