Post-Stroke Recovery: Helping the Brain Fight Back
Types of Stroke There are two main types of stroke. Ischemic stroke occurs when a blood vessel clogs from within...
Walk This Way: Paths to Lower-Limb Recovery for Stroke Patients
"Gait training usually requires at least one physical therapist, if not two, to help a patient move his or her...
Unlocking the Hand: The Changing Technology of Upper-Limb Orthotic Management for Stroke Patients
NESS H200. Photograph courtesy of Bioness. The human hand, with its intricate complex of functions and sensitivity, serves as a...
Why I Love Readers of The O&P EDGE
The O&P EDGE recently sent a readership survey to a sampling of readers in the O&P community. The response rate...
2009 Extremity Games Draw Elites, Warriors, Beginners, and Fans
Jim Comer demonstrates vertical moves. Photographs courtesy of Extremity Games. The contest that put the "extremities" into extreme sports rocked...
Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Role of the Orthotist-Pedorthist
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis often benefit from semi-rigid functional orthotics. It is quite unorthodox to begin a discussion with a...
Hold-fast Jig
Whether I like working on a certain task or not is directly related to how cool the tools are. If...
ACA, AOPA, Hanger Partner for True Healthcare Reform
The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA), the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA), and Hanger Orthopedic Group, Bethesda, Maryland, have...
Billing and Collections Q&A
Running an O&P practice is complicated. When you receive a denial and don't understand why, count on 'Got FAQs?' to...
Chesapeake Wood: ‘Full of Smiles’
Imagine the heft in your hand of a Harry Potter hardback, a small bag of sugar, or -for those of...