Pedorthic Advice for Keeping High-Performance Feet in Top Shape
Pedorthists have their jobs cut out for them when it comes to treating athletes, dancers, and soldiers-professionals who rely on...
Choosing the Right Prosthetic Foot for Cycling, Running, and Alpine Skiing
Refreshment, relaxation, stimulation, excitement, the thrill of competition—sports and recreation offer all this and more. For persons with amputations, the...
Collision Course: Understanding the Role of Prosthetic Feet in Sparing the Sound Side Limb
Among individuals with unilateral lower-limb amputations, the sound side limb is called upon to bear a disproportionate amount of each...
BOC Certification: Moving Forward with an Advancing Profession
The O&P profession has been steadily raising the bar as it advances in clinical expertise, education, research, advanced technology, and...
On Loss, Limitations, and Overcoming Them
I was recently led to reflect on thoughts of loss and limitations by a few things I've heard, read, and...
Keeping Orthotic Manufacturing in the Hive
An old beekeeper once said, "A real beekeeper loves to go into the hive to see the bees at work."...
Betsy Duncan: If the Shoe Fits
A Shoe Designed to Accommodate Charcot Foot Keeps Betsy Duncan on Her Feet Duncan in her garden wearing her outdoor...
Program Profile Series: Foot Solutions Academy of Pedorthic Science; Francis Tuttle Technology Center; and The Robert M. Palmer, MD, Institute of Biomechanics
The O&P EDGE continues its series of National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE)-accredited O&P educational programs. This month we...
O&P Practice Adds Social Worker: Clinician Helps Patients and Practice Navigate Challenging Processes
In 2002, Anthony "Tony" Walker had an intense pain in his right leg. He thought he might have injured it...
Marcia Graddon, ATC, BOCPD
With diverse opportunities to treat and serve patients in physical therapy and orthopedic settings, including leading the Polyclinic during the...
