Day: July 9, 2012

All you have to do is ask your customers how much you mean to them.

The Infectious Diseases Society of America has issued updated guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot infections. Most infections can be cured if properly managed, but some patients with diabetes often undergo amputations because they were not diagnosed…

The name Delvin McMillan may sound unfamiliar now, but in just a few weeks his name may be reverberating throughout London’s Olympic Park Zone for the 2012 Paralympics from Aug. 29 to Sept. 9. McMillan will be competing in his…

Children and adolescents with unilateral congenital below elbow deficiency experienced negative and positive feelings depending on age and how people reacted to the deficiency, according to a study published in PLoS ONE. Forty-two children aged 8 years to 20 years,…

Amputee Steve Mitchell wins his first ballroom dancing competition.

Being cut off from work email significantly reduces stress and allows employees to focus better, according to a study by University of California, Irvine and US Army researchers. “We found that when you remove email from workers’ lives, they multitask…

Moreso than many industries, O&P offers the practitioner different paths to practice and own a business. From owning a mom-and-pop shop to running a Hanger affiliate and everything in between, the opportunities for establishing a practice are only limited by…

Computer-aided design and manufacture can mean less time spent on fabrication and more on your patients.

College students turn off-the-shelf prosthetic arm into non-profit organization.

Surgeon Peter Lowe founded the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.