A Non-Traditional O&P Student View: Putting It All Together
Yolanda and Rick Sevier In today's varying economy, many individuals in well-established companies are being faced with layoffs that force...
Jan Stokosa, CP: Starting from the Bottom To Change Lives
"The patient's success is always the ultimate goal" says Stokosa, shown with AK amputee Craig Harris. For nearly five decades...
P&O American Style
Our first visit in the USA was to the University of Washington, Seattle, where we met fellow P&O students. Mr....
Making a Difference in Africa
Pam Lupo, CO, casts a five-day-old baby with a hyperextended knee. The first two things you learn in Ghana are...
Erwin Unger
Orthotist/Specialist Custom Foot Orthotics Wright & Filippis Rochester Hills, Michigan When did you enter the O&P profession? Sixty-eight years ago...
Cuban Doctor Receives Cervical Collar
"The wheels go round," and they went round to help a Cuban doctor receive a much-needed Seattle Systems Malibu Cervical...
Amputation: The First Year
Amputation. That one simple word changes everything, doesn't it? I considered this recently as I spoke with a man who...
A Patient by Any Other Name
What's in a name? Willie Shakespeare said, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Out here where...
From the Editor
This month features the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP). With over 100 sessions enhancing...
HIPAA Privacy Rule: Why Comply?
The compliance date of April 14, 2003 for the HIPAA Privacy Rule is fast approaching O&P businesses. So the question...
