Keeping Up With Senior Evolution: Meeting the Changing Needs of an Aging Population
What it means to be a senior citizen is changing, and approaches to seniors' O&P care are changing too-but still...
Expanding Clinical Skills and Knowledge: Rehabilitative Care for Wounded Warriors Meets Unique Challenges
The military service members and veterans who received injuries resulting in limb loss while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF),...
Refining the Portrait of Late Effects of Polio
I treat fewer patients with post-polio syndrome (PPS) than I used to. I suspect this is true for most clinicians...
Academy Society Spotlight: A Discussion on the Case for Rigid Bracing in Children with Neuropathic Onset Scoliosis
For many years, spinal corrective thoracic-lumbar-sacral orthoses (TLSOs) have been prescribed for children who present with neuropathic onset scoliosis (NOS),...
Rethinking the Person and the Population
One of the challenges in providing O&P care is that each patient presents uniquely, whether in gait deviations, skin conditions,...
The Hartford Ski Spectacular 2015: Fun on the Slopes and Ice
The program for the 2015 The Hartford Ski Spectacular, held November 30-December 6 at Beaver Run Resort and Breckenridge Ski...
Stand-Up Adaptive Tennis Tournament in Chile Attracts “Incredible Talent”
The third International Tournament TAP (Tenis Adaptado de Pie, or stand-up adaptive tennis) - Master Final, organized by the Paralympic...
Orthosis Helps New England Farmer Live Without Pain
For roughly the last dozen years of Phil Stevens' life, pain has been a daily companion. Stevens, a third-generation dairy...
Collaborate to Promote Patient Health and Well-being
As a physical therapist, I value the unique skills the O&P profession provides and enjoy collaborative patient care. A passion...
Independent Practitioners Rank PEL The Top O&P Distributor. Again.
A recent distributor study revealed practitioners prefer PEL over competitors, and for many valid reasons. The study, conducted in both...
