Diabetic Patient Care: Education+Teamwork = Rx for Success
Taking a comprehensive, education-focused, team approach to patient care goes a long way to improving quality of life for persons...
Is Offering Diabetic Shoes a Good Fit for Your Practice?
"I have diabetes, but why should I wear special shoes? Why can't I just buy my shoes from a local...
Effectiveness of Splinting on Hammertoe
Hammertoe is one of the most common problems presented to foot and ankle surgeons with the patient complaining about pain...
Surf or Shower
Richard Riley's low-cost swim/shower prosthesis has opened up a new world for him-not to mention his shower door. If anything...
Awareness Starts with You
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) estimates that more than 20 million adults and children in the United States have diabetes....
O&P Outcomes Initiative Is Launched
If you are wondering about the recent concern over outcomes, you are not alone. Simmering just below the surface for...
Letters to the Editor
The following letters are in response to the Perspective in the April 2007 issue of The O&P EDGE: " A...
Sports News
British Columbia Bike Ride to Benefit Rehab Hospital Cyclists, including amputees, hand cyclists, and able-bodied cyclists, are invited to join...
Socket Can Be Fabricated, Modified, Fitted—in One Hour
An innovative idea that saves time and money, plus makes life easier for both patient and prosthetist, is always welcome....
Five Questions for Preston K. Watts Jr., CPO
Preston Watts Jr., CPO, owner of Alabama Prosthetics and Orthotics Inc. in Montgomery , was a truck driver in Memphis,...
