There’s no doubt that technology has had a great
impact on the O&P profession, but when it comes
to defining the relationship between the two, it’s
complicated. For every new high-tech innovation,
such as the newly approved DEKA Arm System, or
the latest powered lower-limb prosthesis, or hybrid
orthotic device, and the excitement about their
potential to increase users’ activities and quality of
life, there is equal anxiety about access to those devices, who is a suitable
candidate, and reimbursement for providing them.
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