Orthotics/Prosthetics

• Clinical News

• Rocker Profile Soles Can Restore Movement in Constrained Ankle

• O&P Business News, November 2012
• BOSTON — Most orthoses are typically designed to control motion in the ankle, but the motion control could have unintended effects on walking and...More »

• Clinical News Perspective

• Offloading Often Not Adequate in Custom-Made Footwear of Patients With Diabetes and Foot Deformity

• O&P Business News, November 2012
• Patients with diabetic neuropathy and foot deformity who wore custom-made footwear showed the highest offloading success rates at known high-risk...More »

• Cover Story Perspective

• Patient Compliance Crucial for Effective Scoliosis Treatment

• O&P Business News, November 2012
• Amid the countless challenges surrounding the treatment of scoliosis, the initial challenge comes with trying to diagnosis it. The most important part of...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Study Examines Plantarflexion Resistance in Commonly Used AFOs

• O&P Business News, October 2012
• BOSTON — Joseph Whiteside, CO presented findings documenting plantarflexion resistance in a variety of commonly prescribed ankle-foot-orthoses...More »

• Clinical News

• The Shoe Goes On Before the Orthosis Goes In

• O&P Business News, October 2012
• Individuals who use custom foot orthoses tend to bring their everyday shoes to their orthotic appointment. However, before the appointment, it is...More »

• Clinical News

• A Step in the Right Direction

• O&P Business News, September 2012
• Only in his 70s, Peter Goldblatt was faced with the prospect of living out the rest of his life in a wheelchair due to his post-polio syndrome. However,...More »

• Feature

• Young Innovator: Philippe Durocher

• O&P Business News, September 2012
• For Philippe Durocher, TP, the inspiration for Kostomize, an innovative custom-orthotic casting concept that involves injecting liquid resin into a...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• AOPA honors Guth with Legislative Advocacy Award

• O&P Business News, October 2012
• BOSTON – Thomas Guth, CP, received the Legislative Advocacy Award at the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association National Assembly here....More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Barghausen receives Lifetime Achievement Award

• O&P Business News, October 2012
• BOSTON – Wade L. Barghausen, CPO, was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association National...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• New lightweight material can improve fabrication of thoracolumbosacral orthoses

• O&P Business News, October 2012
• BOSTON – The fabrication of custom thoracolumbosacral orthoses can seem time consuming for many orthotists, but new materials have simplified the...More »

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