Tag: Perspective

Having been a prosthetist for about seven years, I have heard it said that the real money in O&P is ...

Do you know what gets my blood boiling? When the reimbursement world treats me as a vendor rather than as ...

Additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing, allows for production of complex shapes that would be cost prohibitive or impossible to ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seems to be focusing a significant amount of energy on undermining the ...

How do you provide prosthetics to patients in the developing world? Affordability and empowerment of local providers are the keys ...

O&P is viewed by insurers as a product-driven industry-as in, we deliver products to patients. But there is also a ...

One of the most challenging clinical presentations for a prosthetist is a patient with bilateral upper-limb loss or absence. Of ...

As a physical therapist, I value the unique skills the O&P profession provides and enjoy collaborative patient care. A passion ...

I posted on the OANDP-L listserv several months ago expressing my frustration about a business practice that I perceive to ...

Achieving medial-lateral (M-L) stability for people with amputations who use a prosthesis is important. Common causes for M-L instability include ...