Month: April 2010

Otto Bock HealthCare promoted Angi Danner, to regional sales manager for technical orthopedics. “Angi has a proven track record of success and has demonstrated excellent organizational and communication skills,” Brad Ruhl, chief executive officer and president of Otto Bock U.S.…

The Limbs for Life Foundation of Oklahoma City will be featured on the ABC television show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” at May 2. It will show footage from Limbs for Life’s recent trip to Haiti to deliver prosthetic limbs to…

Medical Rehabilitation & Kinematics Lab announced the hiring of Patricia Gonzalez, OTR/L, as its new director of occupational therapy. Gonzalez is a pioneer in the field of intensive therapy for people with physical disabilities, offering the San Diego County facility’s…

Jamie Kay Weil has been named director of strategic development for St.Petersburg Limb and Brace and Barr Prosthetics and Orthotics. Weil is responsible for new business development for both practices. Weil has been active in business development in the Tampa…

Among the general U.S. population, people who are uninsured are about half as likely to receive critical care services as those with insurance, according to systematic review of the literature by the American Thoracic Society’s (ATS) Health Disparities Group. They…

The Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) at Fort Detrick, Md. continues to march at the forefront of prosthetic advancements for wounded warriors. The center aims to unite a broad spectrum of researchers at universities, hospitals and small businesses…

Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. announced net sales of $178.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, an increase of $9.2 million, or 5.4%, from $169.1 million in the prior year. The $9.2 million, or 5.4%, sales increase was primarily the…

Eight hundred physically-challenged and able-bodied athletes from all skill levels took part in the Loma Linda University 8th Annual PossAbilities Triathlon on Sunday, April 25. The Loma Linda University 8th Annual PossAbilities Triathlon, presented by the San Manuel Band of…

Orthocare Innovations announced the addition of Suzie Williams, CP as clinical services manager. Williams joins Orthocare from Ossur Americas where er bachelor of science degree from Central Michigan University. She then completed the Prosthetics Certificate Practitioner Program at California State…

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) commemorated the United Nations (UN) International Women’s Day for 2010 with an event held in March at the Whistler Paralympic Village Plaza in Canada. The theme of the event – “Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress…