January 2021
The O&P EDGE
edit post Inside the Insurance Contract by Erin Cammarata January 1, 2021 How often do you review your insurance contracts? Do you know where they are? Do you know what
Inside the Insurance Contract
Erin Cammarata
How often do you review your insurance contracts? Do you know where they are? Do you know what is outlined in them? Can you renegotiate the reimbursement? When I
January 2021 Editor’s Note
Andrea Spridgen
As we welcome in 2021, I think it’s fair to say that we are all looking forward with a different worldview than we ever have before. The pandemic has changed
Neurologic Developmental Gait Biomechanics and Pediatric O&P Management, Part II
Gerald Stark, PhD, MSEM, CPO/L, FAAOP(D)
Part 2- The second of this two-part series addresses how children’s development impacts provision of pediatric O&P care. Engineering and Design In terms of engineering and design, children present
O&P Growth in Uncharted Territory
Maria St. Louis-Sanchez
As news of a global pandemic and nationwide shutdown came last March, much of O&P found itself in uncharted territory. Jimmy Colson, CO, CEO of POP Prosthetics, headquartered in
Developing an Assistive Technology Roadmap
Rory Cooper
For over 25 years, The Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL) has been a leader in creating, evaluating, and deploying assistive technology for daily living for people with disabilities. HERL, along
Creativity Under Pandemic Pressure: How O&P Manufacturers Adapt
Judith Philipps Otto
Businesses everywhere, across the spectrum of global products and services, have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic—and O&P manufacturers are no exception. But patients who depend on O&P devices
Fitness Prosthesis Opens up New World for Runner
Betta Ferrendelli
Matt Wise was 11 years old in 1989 when he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in his lower left leg. After his physicians gave the family several options, Wise made
