edit post Evidence-based Post-operative Care for Transtibial Amputees by John T. Brinkmann, MA, CPO/L, FAAOP(D) June 1, 2018 Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is becoming an essential component of O&P practice.
The Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (ACPOC) held its 40th annual meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan, April 11-14. The meeting held special significance since ACPOC’s origins were rooted there in
Any parent with a child in organized sports has spent many hours watching from the sidelines, bleachers, and sometimes the parking lot as players practice and compete. After an
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is becoming an essential component of O&P practice. In simplest terms, EBM is discontinuing practices that medical evidence demonstrates do not improve clinical outcomes, and conversely,
Kyle Hannon was 29 years old and working as a railroad switchman at a steel mill in Richmond, Virginia, on the morning of September 15, 2014. He was about
Someone once said, “In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice; in practice, there is.” I learned years ago in Northwestern’s P&O program that when you design a
Each year, we at The O&P EDGE select one issue to focus specifically on lower-limb O&P care. In this year’s issue, the features examine the topic through the lens of
Last fall found me in Atlanta at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine presenting on a newly completed Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the orthotic management of paraplegia
It was a simple matter really. A patient was informed that additional documentation was needed to complete her file. “Why? What do you need that for? I’m not going to
