ACA: Building Empowered Patients One Conference at a Time
"You're only as strong as the person next to you." -Marlon Shirley Marlon Shirley was referring to building a strong...
The RACs Are Coming: Preparing for Medicare Claims Denials of O&P Care
Fraud and Abuse Implications of Future CMS Activities In recent years, heavy emphasis has been placed on catching fraud and...
The Ertl Procedure: Philosophy, Misconceptions, Realities
The originators of the Ertl procedure advocated for a multidisciplinary, team approach. The Ertl procedure originated in post-WWI Hungary, growing...
The Poetry of…Feet?
When researchers conduct studies to evaluate different medical interventions, they can observe countless parameters. However, some parameters will be more...
Lower-Limb Overhaul: A VA Case Study
On April 22, 1968, the year of the Tet Offensive, the U.S. Army's First Infantry Division, Second Battalion, conducted a...
Got Purpose?
If you live in a major metropolitan area (and perhaps even if you don't), I'm sure you've seen the current...
IPC Swimming Championships
Pistorius Breaks Own 400m Record
Day two at the 2010 IPC World Championships. Photograph courtesy of the IPC. IPC Swimming Championships: Biggest Ever With a...
J. Martin Carlson, CPO, FAAOP: A Quiet Leader
"Quiet leadership is what moves and changes the world." -Joseph L. Badaracco, the John Shad Professor of Business Ethics, Harvard...
West Point Bionic Foot Achieves Powered Running
Over the past few millennia, lower-limb prostheses have evolved by leaps and bounds. We know that the oldest-known surviving ones,...
Ronnie Dickson: Climbing with Persistence, Heart
As you watch Ronnie Dickson spider his way along the underside of a rock overhang, it's easy to think he's...