Stand on Their Shoulders: Advice From O&P Graduates to Those Who Follow
For students who are considering enrollment in a master’s degree O&P program, the road ahead can seem daunting. There are...
Effective Communication for Patients With Speech-Language Disorders
Successful O&P treatment requires multimodal expertise that includes an understanding of anatomy, pathology, biomechanics, fabrication techniques, and the ability to...
Editor’s Message–March 2022
In this month’s issue, as we explore our theme of O&P education, we also take the opportunity to celebrate 20...
Metatarsalgia
Metatarsalgia is a general term used to describe a variety of diagnoses that present as pain in the forefoot. It...
Let’s Talk About Hand Skills
A few years ago, my daughter sustained an injury while playing soccer and required a below-knee cast. The technician who...
O&P Education: Guiding the Transition to Client-centric Training
In 2002, Christopher Hovorka, Robert Gregor, and Mark Geil led a team of educators, clinicians, engineers, and scientists to...
The Role of an O&P Expert Witness
Whether to enhance your academic status, expand your knowledge of O&P, or just provide an additional service to your patients,...
2022 Reimbursement Policy Impacts: What You Need to Know
Something the pandemic has taught us is not to get too comfortable with what is required because we never know...
A Call for Cranial Remolding Specialist Education
Being a practitioner specializing in the treatment of deformational plagiocephaly brachycephaly, I wanted to better understand the level of training/knowledge/education...
New Medicare Rules Take Effect for O&P Care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued two new regulations that impact patient access to O&P care....
