Tag: Shop Talk

In the early days of my career, plastic braces were the wave of the future, and conventional metal orthoses were ...

When I started out as an orthotic technician more than 25 years ago, I was taught to always flatten the ...

Whether I like working on a certain task or not is directly related to how cool the tools are. If ...

Drape Molding Using Recycled Silicone Liners How many of you have a box of old liners sitting in a corner ...

My favorite business mentor, Peter Schutz, the former CEO of Porsche, said, "If you listen to your customers carefully, they ...

Kevin C. Matthews, CO/LO Every practitioner wants a happy patient. But to what end? Orthotists need compliance or all of ...

Not all carbon fiber braid is created equal. There are two main suppliers for carbon braid and several different variations ...

There sure are a lot of ways to cover limbs today. With all of the choices we have to make-hose ...

How many times have you heard those words? I know I've heard them quite a few times over the last ...

The use of 1/8-in. plastic on the inside of laminated sockets has been around for a few years now. It ...