Getting in the Game.. .Staying in the Game
Heath Calhoun: A Man for All Seasons Heath Calhoun enjoys a good rush of endorphins. "Going on a two-mile jog...
Understanding and Managing Chronic Pain in the Traumatic Amputee
Once, on the old "Dick Van Dyke Show," Van Dyke said sympathetically, "Aw, Stace-I know how you feel!" His brother...
Pain Management Methods
A broad and creative variety of techniques, devices, and strategies for managing pain experienced by the amputee have been utilized...
Transpelvic, Hip Disarticulation Amputation: Taking Prosthetics to the Highest Level
Christina Skoski, MD The most important thing to keep in your mind is: Life goes on" Christina Skoski, MD, advises...
(Almost) Everybody Hurts
In preparing for this issue, I did a Google™ search on the term "chronic pain." The search yielded more than...
Improve Your Negotiating Power and Profitability
You didn't enter this profession to analyze data, and you probably have an intense disdain for "bean-counters." At the same...
Susan L. Kapp, MEd, CPO, LPO
Susan L. Kapp, MEd, CPO, LPO, stepped on to the campus of Texas A&M University, College Station, in the mid...
Wayne Renardson: Expressions of Freedom
"To be free is to have achieved your life," wrote Pulitzer Prize-winning Southern playwright Tennessee Williams. A self-proclaimed "old boy"...
Billing and Collections Q&A
Q: I read in a previous issue of The O&P EDGE that L-1855 was no longer a valid code, and...
Learning to Speak P&O
According to linguist Stephen Krashen, there are two ways to develop the ability to speak a new language: acquisition and...
