Managing Patients’ Fit Expectations, Where Prosthetic Expertise and Coaching Skills Meet
When it comes to wearing a lower-limb prosthesis, experts say the key to mobility lies in the socket fit. Even...
Where Are They Now? SCO Technology Flourishes—But Usage Fades
When early versions of stance control orthoses (SCOs) began appearing in the 1980s and 1990s, they were hailed as an...
Polishing the Crystal Ball: Predicting Prosthetic Usage after Lower-Limb Amputation
In 2009, a research team from Leeds, England, published a systematic literature review reporting on preamputation predictors of walking ability...
Expectations
Expectations are tricky things, and there are various schools of thought about the best ways to manage them. A 2014...
Paralympian April Holmes / ESPN Winter X Games / DSUSA Receives $80,000 Grant
Paralympian April Holmes Honored with Inspiration Award Photograph courtesy of the U.S. Paralympics. U.S. Paralympian April Holmes received the 2015...
New Stimulator System Designed to “Restore” Feeling in Amputated Limbs
Weber developed the Phantom-Stimulator system, a device designed to trigger nerves that have been shown to produce sensation in a...
Barbara Adside: Finding the Rhythm of Life
Rhythm—it is a common denominator of playing drums and performing freestyle dressage. When playing drums, rhythm is the arrangement of...
Mark Kroll, CO
As a native Minnesotan from an O&P family, Mark Kroll, CO, gives back to the profession as a member of...
The Culture of Compliance: What Does Compliance Mean to You?
Merriam-Webster defines compliance as the act or process of doing what you have been asked or ordered to do: the...
Clinical Care Guidelines
Clinical care guidelines are being promulgated throughout the entire spectrum of medicine, from hospitals to physicians to therapists to O&P...
