The Evolution of Self-Suspending Transradial Socket Designs
My views in this article reflect over 50 years of personal experience wearing upper-limb prostheses and almost a decade of ...
The Risk Behind the Path of Least Resistance
In the world of O&P billing, we are conditioned to expect a clear hierarchy: More clinical labor equals higher reimbursement ...
What 3D Printing Means for Cranial Remolding Care
One in five infants develop plagiocephaly or brachycephaly during the first year of life.1 These asymmetric or disproportionate head shapes ...
How Osseointegration Gave Tre Adkins His Life Back
Days after Tre Adkins lost his left leg, his daughter walked into his hospital room to see him for the ...
Editor’s Note–August 2026
The O&P profession is a field of innovation, continuously advancing in device options, fabrication methods, and ways of fitting and ...
DMEPOS Enrollment Moratorium: Compliance Risks for O&P Providers
Effective February 27, CMS instituted the DMEPOS enrollment moratorium to manage reports of fraud and abuse within that system. The ...
From Plaster to Pixels: A Clinician’s 15-Year Reflection on 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing in O&P
I entered the O&P profession more than two decades ago. At that time, nearly every device in the lab was ...
