Orthotics/Prosthetics

• Pediatric Portal

• Early Intervention and Orthotics

• O&P Business News, March 2011
  Sean McKale
• Newer research confirms that having children participate in functional activities early on can help to curb inactivity and subsequent medical costs....More »

• Haiti One Year Later

• O&P Business News, March 2011
• More than one year has elapsed since the earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010 devastated Haiti. The world – along with many O&P providers – turned its focus on the...More »

• NIH Grant Supports Research in the Most Common Pediatric Soft Tissue Tumor

• February 22, 2011
• A nearly $2 million grant from the NIH will help investigators at Nationwide Children’s Hospital search for biomarkers that may be linked to the...More »

• Pediatric MS Centers of Excellence Release Findings on Children With MS

• December 16, 2010
• Researchers from the Network of Pediatric MS Centers of Excellence established by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society have published new findings on...More »

• Study to Examine Obesity in Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities

• December 16, 2010
• While the nation's obesity epidemic is the target of many programs to combat it, few such programs embrace an often-overlooked subgroup – adolescents...More »

• Trauma Surgeon Leads Call to Action for Pediatric Applied Trauma Research Network

• December 14, 2010
• Jeffrey S. Upperman, MD, director of the trauma program at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has co-authored a call to action for filling a significant gap...More »

• Second-Hand Smoke Increases Risk of Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Children

• December 2, 2010
• Children exposed to second-hand smoke are more likely to get invasive meningococcal disease than children who are not exposed, according to a study from...More »

• Locomotor Training Could Help Kids With Spinal Cord Injuries

• November 16, 2010
• The traditional way to predict whether children can regain movement after spinal cord injuries may exclude a small subset of patients who could benefit...More »

• Pediatric Portal

• Orthotic Treatment of the Toddler with Bowed Legs

• O&P Business News, November 2010
  Janet G. Marshall, CPO/LPO
• Parents often have anxiety regarding their toddler’s bowed legs and they search for solutions through the pediatric orthopedist. Reasons for this...More »

• Perspective

• Adults with Childhood-Onset Disorders in Danger of Falling Off Radar

• O&P Business News, November 2010
• Adults with childhood-onset disorders are in danger of slipping through the health care system’s cracks, according to Laura L. Tosi, MD, principal...More »

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