Building and fitting a prosthetic device is always a challenge. The patient is cast, a check socket or two is fitted, and a definitive device is delivered. Hopefully this all
Cranial deformation (CD) is a distortion of the head shape resulting from mechanical forces that occur prenatally and postnatally.1 Prenatal forces from things like intrauterine constraint and postnatal forces from
When it comes to helping O&P patients in their rehabilitation, a coordinated effort between members of their care team can make all the difference. And by trusting, working alongside, and
I recently received a phone call from a prosthesis user who wanted to share his experience of frustration with the first several years of his prosthetic care. He had experienced
“You can’t take care of other people if you are not taking care of yourself.” —My mother My mother’s words constantly echo in my mind. I’m guilty of staying late
The Beginning On a cool, brisk morning in 2009 with a light marine layer covering the ground in San Diego, a small group of volunteers were placing cones across a
In the 1985 movie The Breakfast Club, Brat Pack members Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy play high school students at an all-day detention.
Have you heard the news? The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is cracking down on how Medicare Advantage Plans (MAPs) enforce medical necessity criteria for covered items/services. This
