Prosthetics Researcher Wins Grant
Laurent Frossard, PhD, a researcher at Griffith University, Australia, received a National Health and Medical Research Council Ideas Grants and Investigator Grant of $905,116. His research topic for...
View ArticleBrainRobotics Prosthesis Wins Design Award
A prosthetic hand developed by Texas-based BrainRobotics won the top prize in the Design Intelligence Awards (DIA), an international academic award for industrial design. The BrainRobotics prosthetic...
View ArticleAOPA Posts Annual Report
The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) posted its annual report for 2023. The report described several milestones achieved during the year, including the revisions of the Medicare...
View ArticleIntegrum Reports Record Sales in 2Q
Integrum reported its earnings for the 2023/2024 second quarter (2Q), which runs May through July. Highlights included: Net sales amounted to SEK 27.6 (20.2) million, an increase of 36 percent compared...
View ArticleLong-COVID Procedure Also Treats Phantom Limb Pain
A treatment being used to treat a post-COVID symptom has also been used with some success to treat phantom limb pain. The treatment, a stellate ganglion block, is a minimally invasive procedure that...
View ArticleCPO Starts Research Position
Taavy Miller, PhD, CPO, started a new position as a senior research scientist with the Quantitative Science team at Flatiron Health. Prior, she was a senior scientist at Cardinal Health and a research...
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Athletes Inducted Into Adaptive Sports Hall of Fame
Competitor Category Werhane, left, and Young. Photograph courtesy of Move United. The award in the competitor category recognizes one individual (an athlete or coach) in summer sports as well as one...
View ArticleVideo Shows How Prosthetic Sensation Works
The woman who participated in the long-term osseointegration/electrode study we reported on this year has been able to continually use the system for several years. “The fact that she has been able to...
View ArticleBackward Walk Test Useful for Dynamic Balance Assessment
A team of researchers investigated the test-retest validity and reliability of the 3-Meter Backward Walk Test (3MBWT) in high-functioning adults with lower-limb amputations and also looked at the...
View ArticleCustom Insoles Help With PFFF Instability
Pediatric flexible flat foot (PFFF) is often associated with pain along the medial longitudinal arch and potential disability. With that in mind, researchers compared the effects of the University of...
View ArticleEpisode 2: Digital Technology in Prosthetics
To listen to the episode, visit Radii Devices’ Substack, or read the transcript below. How do you currently use digital design technology in prosthetics? John – I had a ‘through-hip’ patient in and I...
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Addressing the Unique Needs of Women Who Wear Prostheses
Even though women make up just 35 percent of the limb-loss community, their needs and desires deserve to be addressed.1 Unfortunately, this imbalance in the patient population means research has been...
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Serving the Voiceless: Expanding O&P Care for Animals
American Pet Products Association research shows that more than 60 percent of US households own a pet; and like humans, pets are vulnerable to injuries and health conditions that impair their mobility...
View ArticleEditor’s Note–January 2024
Anyone who knows me, or has had a nonwork conversation with me, knows that I’m passionate about my dogs, a goofy German Shepherd mix and his rather haughty German Shepherd companion. So, remembering...
View ArticleThe Payer’s Rulebook: The Final Rule
In the revenue cycle world there are many rules O&P practices must follow—what you can bill, when and how to bill, and what is needed to justify reimbursement. When we don’t follow those rules, we...
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Parental Leave in O&P: Where Do We Stand?
NDABCREATIVITY/stock.adobe.com The reality for new parents in the workforce is that the United States is the only high-income country that does not have a federally mandated paid parental leave...
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Practitioners Talk About Challenges and Solutions to Improving Outcomes for...
peopleimages.com/stock.adobe.com Orthotists and pedorthists know well the challenges their patients with diabetes face. Providing diabetic foot care for these patients can be challenging when...
View ArticleAlt-Bionics Receives Patent For Hand Prothesis
Alt-Bionics, a Texas-based bionic technology company, was issued a non-provisional patent for its prosthetic hand. Following a two-year effort, the patent marks a milestone in the company’s mission to...
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Grant Extended to Develop More Natural Robotic Leg Control
Andrew Seelhoff, left, a first-year doctoral student in mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan, demonstrates the robotic prosthetic designed by Gregg’s Locomotor Control Systems...
View ArticleBOC Accepting Nominations for Certificant of the Year Award
The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) is accepting nominations for its Certificant of the Year award. The award recognizes one BOC-certified individual for outstanding achievements in service,...
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