‘Robotic Tendon’ Puts Spring Back in Steps
New device could provide amputees with a more powerful stride. When complete, the aptly nicknamed SPARKy device-short for Spring Ankle...
Guides Tackle Challenges Facing O&P Services
The state of prosthetics and orthotics services is in serious need of attention in low-income countries, where the services have...
ACA Annual Conference Exceeds Attendance Projections
"I am here to motivate and inspire you."- Al Mead Motivation and inspiration are the hallmarks of the Amputee Coalition...
St. Louis Smiles: Humanitarian Efforts Changing One Life at a Time
After a tragic accident left both of his arms severely burned, Kesmy St. Louis underwent a double amputation. St. Louis...
Five Questions for Rhonda F. Turner
Rhonda F. Turner, PhD, MBA, JD, CFM, BOCPO , is a self-proclaimed Parrot Head with a lifelong passion for medicine...
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Denials are difficult to identify and time-consuming to appeal. With competitive bidding, mandatory accreditation, aging technology, and increased billing errors,...
Portrait of an Activist: Sean Brame
Sheets and Brame The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) has made a great deal of progress over the past year...
Making the Sale and Securing a Residency
Securing a residency started at an ideal time-midterms! Having been eager to figure out where I would be living after...
Diabetes Education: Meeting the Challenge for Your Patients
Diabetes is a disease that can be controlled-or greatly exacerbated-by a patient's overall lifestyle. It's a disease that calls strongly...
Rotary: Changing Lives in Developing Countries
Vairo Chavez, a young Guatemalan man, hadn't been able to work since becoming a bilateral BK and AK amputee after...
