Orthotics/Prosthetics

• Foot Traffic

• A Change for the Best

• O&P Business News, July 2011
• Tim Powell, CPed, now 59 years old, started out straddling fitting stools at retail shoe stores in his native St. Louis.
  “But when they started losing...More »

• High Heels Lead to Women’s Foot Troubles

• May 24, 2011
• According to a recent study, 39% of women say they wear high heels every day, and 75% of those women say they experience regular shoe-related foot pain...More »

• Meeting News Coverage Perspective

• Study Shows Tuning in Ankle Foot Orthosis-Footwear Combination Improves Patient Outcome

• O&P Business News, May 2011
• ORLANDO, Fla. — Slightly tuning the tibial alignment in an ankle foot orthosis-footwear combination (AFO-FC) changed a patient’s overall outcome,...More »

• Foot Traffic

• Former Sergeant, the Army Prepared Him for a Pedorthics Career

• O&P Business News, May 2011
• Irvin Jenkins, CPed, has not had a straight path toward a pedorthics career. He grew up in Delaware wanting to be an airplane pilot. He spent more than a...More »

• Perspective

• LEAP Program Brings Personalized Foot Care to the Forefront

• O&P Business News, April 2011
• Foot ulcers and diabetic neuropathy are two conditions that can eventually lead to lower extremity amputation, but also can be caught early. With the...More »

• Cover Story

• Keep Your Business Afloat With Ancillary Services

• O&P Business News, Spring 2011
• Of the 5.8 million employer firms in the United States in 2009, 660,900 closed their doors, according to the Small Business Administration’s Office of...More »

• Foot Traffic

• Golden Rule is Rule of Foot for St. Louis Pedorthist

• O&P Business News, Spring 2011
• Jason P. Davis, CPed, said his grandfather inspired him to become a board-certified pedorthist. William E. Davis lost half his right arm, his right eye...More »

• Perspective

• Kinesio Taping Offers Benefits for Patients, Practice

• O&P Business News, March 2011
• ORLANDO, Fla. — Throughout the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the world tuned in and saw USA beach volleyball player Kerri Walsh with a different...More »

• Perspective

• Expert Discusses Ways Pedorthists Can Manage Partial Foot Amputations

• O&P Business News, January 2011
• Pedorthists managing patients with partial foot amputations strive to achieve three main goals: restore mobility, assist in ambulation and prevent skin...More »

• Foot Traffic

• Kentucky Pedorthist Bases His Practice on ‘Faith in the Goodness of People’

• O&P Business News, January 2011
• After spending close to three decades marketing shoes to shoe retailers, Jim Sheridan, CPed, decided to open his own shoe store. The Kentuckian became a...More »

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