Independent Networks: Leveling the Playing Field
In a competitive environment, small O&P companies have often found it advantageous to join forces to gain more strength relative...
Kiwi: An RRD Innovation
The Kiwi, New Zealand's famed flightless bird, walks around all day. Since he wants amputees likewise to be able to...
Flo-Tech: Expanding Options
Robert Brown, CPO, FAAOP, went to an amputee's home, in 1993, to cast and measure a patient for a preparatory...
ACPOC/Academy Meeting Opens New Dimension
The big event of the year in the O&P industry is being held at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort as the Association...
President’s Message: Introducing The Academy Today
The O&P EDGE debuted at the Academy meeting three years ago. We believed then as we do today, that the...
CMS Proposes Wheelchair Codes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released draft coverage criteria for power wheelchairs and scooters, as well...
US-ISPO Conference Provides Much Food for Thought
John Fisk, MD, (far left), moderates with a panel, Rob Kistenberg, CP; Steen Jensen, MD; Rob Horvath, and Robert Gailey,...
O&P Aids Animals
Welcome to the Creature Care Department "One can measure the greatness and moral progress of a nation by looking at...
Saddam’s Palace Basement Becomes O&P Lab
Throughout the war in Iraq, media attention has been focused on military operations, and the impact on daily life has...
Focus on IPOPs, EPOPs: Does Early Mobility Benefit Amputees?
"Although amputations have been performed for centuries as a lifesaving procedure, the current protocols for care of the person undergoing...