The Power of Setting Goals

Erin Cammarata

Tony Robbins says, “Most people mistake movement with achievement,” illustrating that you can be busy all year and yet not achieve any of your goals. Establishing goals for and with

The Jaws of Death

Nathanael Feehan, LPO

About ten years ago, at a local chapter meeting of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, I saw a graph that outlined the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as compared

Don’t Forget the Brain: Understanding the Role of Cognitive Biases in O&P Clinical Care and Research

Mark Geil, PhD

It was just a question, a brief comment among many others at a two-day meeting, but it stuck with me. I had helped organize the 2012 State-of-the-Science meeting on microprocessor-controlled

November 2021

The O&P EDGE

edit post Academy Society Spotlight: Pedorthics by Séamus Kennedy, BEng(Mech), CPed November 1, 2021 Pedorthists like to maintain that good health starts from the ground up, and it is widely

Design and Outcome Considerations for Hip Disarticulation Patients: Part I

Ahmahn Peeples, LCPO, ACSM CPT, EIM

I remember feeling overwhelmed when I treated my first patient who had a hip disarticulation. I imagine that would be a common reaction for a practitioner who does not see

AFOs Get Professional Athletes Back in the Game

Maria St. Louis-Sanchez

Watching a pro football game can be a bit nerve-wracking when one of the players is wearing an AFO that you customized and fitted. Mike Muratore, CPO, area clinic

Treating Heel Pain Conservatively

Séamus Kennedy, BEng(Mech), CPed, FAAOP(A)

Heel pain is one of the most common reasons people seek medical care for the foot and ankle, and in its advanced stages it can be debilitating. It is also

Academy Society Spotlight: Pedorthics

Séamus Kennedy, BEng(Mech), CPed, FAAOP(A)

Pedorthists like to maintain that good health starts from the ground up, and it is widely appreciated that foot health is an important key to overall health. This point was