
May 2019
edit post Tech Tools for the Business Owner by Erin Cammarata May 1, 2019 I once did a presentation titled “The Adolescent Years” about how practices operate and how
edit post Tech Tools for the Business Owner by Erin Cammarata May 1, 2019 I once did a presentation titled “The Adolescent Years” about how practices operate and how
More than 1,600 people attended the 2019 National Meeting of the American Academy of Orthotics and Prosthetics (the Academy) March 6-9 in Orlando, Florida. The event drew O&P professionals worldwide
Optimal provision of healthcare services requires looking beyond just treating the specific disorder, disease, or mobility issue the patient presents with—it requires understanding the patient as an individual, including the
It’s easy to direct our clinical attention directly to patients and focus on their immediate physical needs. However, understanding the psychosocial factors that impact their experiences and the care
At first glance, most people will have a nearly impossible time telling identical seven-year-old twins Mario and Devin Armendariz Ortega apart. They are typical twins, the same as much
The epidemiology and outcomes associated with limb absence in the pediatric population are very different than those of the adult population. Among youth, congenital limb deficiencies outnumber acquired amputations
Throughout history, cultures around the world have used the malleability of an infant’s skull to intentionally deform it through binding the head with cloth, applying flat boards to the
I once did a presentation titled “The Adolescent Years” about how practices operate and how business owners tend to run their companies the same throughout their entire life cycles.
With a decade or more of service each, three women executive leaders have been guiding the education, training, and certification of incoming orthotists and prosthetists as well as other O&P
For many years orthotics and prosthetics flourished in combination. Eventually though, their paths diverged and recently they’ve been in stark contrast to one another. After enjoying a surge of research
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