From The Editor
"...I dream things that never were, and say, Why not?'" --George Bernard Shaw, English playwright These words could well...
Prosthetic Knees: What’s on the Way?
It has been said that there's nothing new under the sun, but somehow there always seems to be a new...
Prosthetic Knees: What’s Currently New and Impressive?
Everyone agrees that there is no perfect prosthetic knee--if there were, the knee researchers and design engineers could all quit...
HIPAA Security and the Administrative Safeguards—Part 2
In the last article, we discussed the first four administrative safeguard standards in detail. In this article, we will cover...
VASI Offers Advanced Pediatric Hand Technology
Figure 1 The latest development in pediatric hand technology is the new Single Program-ming Module (SPM") circuit from Variety Ability...
Geriatric Patients: Are They Getting the Best Prosthetic Choices?
Classifying geriatric patients appropriately is crucial to providing beneficial components. Most patients currently needing prosthetic care in the United States...
Scoliosis Symposium Success
In an imperfect world, sometimes things do come together almost perfectly. This was the case at a symposium on idiopathic...
Optimum Thoracic Pad Placement
In the early to mid-1970s one commercial entity began to teach that the cephalad margin of scoliosis corrective/holding pads should...
Superb Customer Service: Increase Referrals Without Deep Discounting!
With Medicare threatening to cut reimbursements yet again and new competitors gobbling up market share, O&P facilities are now forced...
Ramona Okumura, CP
University of WashingtonDepartment of Rehabilitation MedicineFaculty, Division of Prosthetics-OrthoticsSeattle, WashingtonAre you left-handed or right-handed?Right.Which would you rather give up: TV...
