September 2020
The O&P EDGE
edit post The State of the Profession: A Practitioner Population Survey by Gerald Stark, PhD, MSEM, CPO/L, FAAOP(D) September 1, 2020 Caroline Nielsen, PhD, authored a white paper commissioned
The State of the Profession: A Practitioner Population Survey
Gerald Stark, PhD, MSEM, CPO/L, FAAOP(D)
Caroline Nielsen, PhD, authored a white paper commissioned by the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE) predicting that by 2020 only 61 percent of orthotic patients and
What Is Blood Flow Restriction Therapy and Why Should We Care?
John Pope, MS, MSPO, CSCS
In recent years, the importance of muscular strength has been recognized as a critical piece to optimizing health, and research has highlighted leg strength as a strong predictor of
Influencing by Following
John T. Brinkmann, MA, CPO/L, FAAOP(D)
As part of the parent questionnaire included in Sara Pollard’s 1934 application to Vassar College, her father described her as “more of a follower type than a
Major O&P Policy Developments in the Age of a Pandemic
Peter W. Thomas et al.
As America and the world continue to grapple with an historic pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and Congress continue
Moving Forward: Operating During the Pandemic
Maria St. Louis-Sanchez
Step inside an O&P practice these days and it will look and feel much different than it did at the beginning of the year. In the era of COVID-19, experts
O&P Technician Education: Death by Neglect
Michael Madden
It is with a heavy heart that I share that the Orthotic & Prosthetic Technologies program at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology (OSUIT) has suspended the admission of new
Editors Note – September 2020
Andrea Spridgen
Normally when you receive our September issue, many of you are preparing to head to the American Prosthetic & Orthotic Association National Assembly. But that looks different this year as
Enough With the Hearsay: Take Time to Verify
Erin Cammarata
Janet told me that those ankle joints are never covered.” “I was always told Medicare will not pay for unlisted (999) procedure codes.” “We need two people for that job.”
Commercial Pilot Continues to Fly Despite Limb Loss
Betta Ferrendelli
On a Sunday evening in late July 2014, Tom Koziel was helping his father mount fenders on his truck for a road trip his dad was taking the following
