Dynamic Stability and Cognitive Burden: Are We Properly Evaluating the Benefits of Microprocessor Knees and Feet?
As microprocessor-controlled knees (MPK) and feet (MPF) are established as the standard of care for people with lower-limb amputations, it...
Create Raving Fans
Earlier this year I attended a Tony Robbins five-day business mastery seminar. It was an intense and amazing experience. I...
DMEPOS Proposed Rule Expands O&P Prior Authorization, Underscores Need for Legislation to Separate O&P From DME
On July 29, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule containing updates to durable...
Editor’s Note – September 2019
This issue of The O&P EDGE focuses on the business side of the profession, and like the technology used to enhance patients'...
Leg Length Discrepancy
Leg length discrepancy (LLD) is a diagnosis that appears deceptively simple, one limb being shorter than the other. However, there...
O&P Ten Years Later, Part Three: Raising the Bar in O&P Education and Professional Standards
In early 2009, O&P experts identified trends most likely to impact the profession during the next decade and discussed challenges...
Patient Referrals: What Is Unethical?
I have worked on the administrative side of O&P practices for over 20 years. It is not a secret that...
Transitioning Your Practice to a New Generation
Family-owned practices have been an integral part of the O&P profession for decades. Many of these businesses have seen generation...
UCHealth’s Limb Restoration Program: Returning Patients to Their Optimal Self
Early every Wednesday morning in the Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion on the Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado, a team...
Weathering the Storm: How One O&P Partnership Has Flourished
In an industry that has seen many solo practices close over the last decade, Progressive Orthotics and Prosthetics, Albertson, New...
