Is O&P Education Doing Its Job?
Prove it! Show me! These words sum up the paradigm shift sweeping through US healthcare, including the educational field. Orthotics...
Amputees Fight for the Right to Serve
Amputees in protective services are proving that they can effectively serve the public across the nation as police officers, firefighters,...
Osseointegration: In the Wave of the Future?
It all started with a rabbit. In 1952, Prof. Per-Ingvar Branemark of Sweden used a titanium implant chamber to study...
The Heroes Among Us
It is fitting that this month as the nation reflects on the fifth anniversary of the tragic events of September...
Letters
What About the Consumer? To the Editor: I read with great interest Miki Fairley's feature article in your July issue,...
First Extremity Games Was First-Class Success
More than 500 athletes, sponsors, spectators, and volunteers from the US, Canada, and Europe converged on Orlando, Florida's Watersports Complex,...
New Options Sports Finds Solutions
Since human bodies-and the orthotic and prosthetic care they sometimes need-aren't always "standard issue," John Scott goes the extra mile...
APPLL Update: Celebrating a Victory and Building for the Future
On July 7, 2006, Rhode Island became the fourth state to pass legislation requiring prosthetic coverage. HB 7020 and SB...
Got FAQs?
The future of your practice depends on knowledgeable billing and collection information. Understanding the full aspect of billing guidelines and...
LA Amputee Firefighter Determined to Work in the Field Again
Greg Malais After 25 years in active service as a Los Angeles, California, city firefighter, Greg Malais, 45, finds himself...