Jim – I suggested 5 – 6 years back that prosthetists should become true
professionals and sell their services, their talent…..not products. George
Boyer.
“Jim Rogers, CPO” wrote:
> Collegues and Mr. Baracos:
>
> Twenty years ago the issue was: “should we let the pharmacists fit corsets?”
> Ten years ago it was physical therapists fabricating and fitting direct
> molded orthoses. Historically, we as a profession have not had the leadership
> or the foresight to see that medical technology would soon provide orthotic
> (and soon prosthetic) accessability without the need for fabrication. As a
> consequence, orthotists “lost” a portion of their scope if you will. Today
> the issue is not different; only the products differ. The
