It’s Never Too Late to Adjust: Retrofitting an Existing Socket
Building and fitting a prosthetic device is always a challenge. The patient is cast, a check socket or two is...
The Importance of a Multidisciplinary Team
Cranial deformation (CD) is a distortion of the head shape resulting from mechanical forces that occur prenatally and postnatally.1 Prenatal...
Coordinating Care With the Rehabilitation Team
All art: Rudzhan/stock.adobe.com When it comes to helping O&P patients in their rehabilitation, a coordinated effort between members of their...
Editor’s Note–October 2023
I recently received a phone call from a prosthesis user who wanted to share his experience of frustration with the...
Addressing Mental Health in the O&P Profession
“You can’t take care of other people if you are not taking care of yourself.” —My mother My mother’s words...
Challenged Athletes Foundation Running and Mobility Clinics Changing Lives
The Beginning An athlete works with a trainer while executing performance enhancement drills. On a cool, brisk morning in 2009...
The O&P Breakfast Club: How Teams and Tribes Impact Collaboration
In the 1985 movie The Breakfast Club, Brat Pack members Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and...
Medicare Advantage Plans: The New Rules
Have you heard the news? The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is cracking down on how Medicare Advantage...
