Pressure ulcers are areas of tissue damage that occur when the skin is subjected to prolonged pressure. For individuals using lower-limb prostheses, the skin on the residual limb, which interfaces
Idiopathic scoliosis is a 3D spinal deformity with a Cobb angle of more than 10 degrees and vertebral rotation.1 Typical treatment includes observation, bracing, surgery, or physical therapy regimens. Conservative
I first became interested in animal O&P care in 2016 when a colleague asked if I could make a prosthetic device for their dog that had a missing hind limb.
Some O&P cases don’t have a solution that’s a textbook lookup or an internet search away. They don’t have a ready-made component that will magically fill all the patient’s needs.
Tarsal tunnel syndrome (TTS) is an entrapment neuropathy caused by compression of the posterior tibial nerve or one of its branches. Despite being recognized much earlier, this debilitating condition was
O&P clinicians often find themselves embracing challenges beyond the lessons they were taught in school. That includes things as diverse as negotiating the relationship with parents and creating components that
Feature Under Pressure: The Role of Nutrition and Diet in Ulcer Recovery Pressure ulcers are areas of tissue damage that occur when the skin is subjected to prolonged pressure. For
As I was preparing for a recent presentation on audits, I found myself reviewing the usual data, denial rates, updated numbers, and top reasons claims are denied. Was the spinal
When Nicole Ver Kuilen was ten years old, she had a transtibial amputation on her left leg after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma. The little girl growing up in Minnesota didn’t
