Sexism Encountered in O&P
Author's note: We would like to clarify that the students who encountered the harassment and discrimination situation describe below opted...
Prosthetic Alignment and the Lake Wobegon Effect
There is an old clinical adage, “Have you ever met the second-best prosthetist?” You may be familiar with the classic...
Optimizing Care: The Latest in Lower-limb Prosthetics
When Seth O’Brien, CP, FAAOP(D), lost his leg to cancer at 24, he went from the height of his physical...
Editor’s Note–August 2024
Conceived of as the setting of a segment of the radio show The Prairie Home Companion in the late 1970s,...
Gait Symmetry and Lower-limb Dominance
Upper-limb asymmetry and limb dominance (handedness) are recognized as normal and taken into consideration when making O&P clinical recommendations. A...
Expansion of the CMS Master List and the Prior Authorization Program
Effective August 12, Medicare is expanding its list of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes for prior authorization, face-to-face...
Material Choices in Foot Orthotic Design
The science of fabricating and dispensing custom foot orthotics requires practitioners to make a series of clinical decisions to deliver...
