Day: March 1, 2013

The Orthotics Technology Forum will be held at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta from May 29-31, the first time this event has been held in the United States. The forum will showcase current and emerging equipment, software and…

The Pedorthic Footcare Association (PFA) has extended the deadline to submit abstracts for its Annual Symposium and Exhibition until March 15, according to a press release. Suggested presentation topics include, but are not limited to, diabetes, sports medicine, general pedorthics,…

In the current economic climate, many professionals have been forced to seek employment below their education or experience level. Although many companies are wary of hiring overqualified individuals, believing that they will underperform and/or leave when a better opportunity arises,…

Women entrepreneurs who have positive relationships with and support from family tend to benefit from these resources in their business, whereas these links had no effect on male entrepreneurial success, according to a study recently published in the Journal of…

After losing his leg at Gettysburg, Confederate soldier Robert Hannah benefited from a little Yankee ingenuity.

A good policy for handling mistakes can actually help create stronger bonds with your customers.

Patient feedback from satisfaction surveys can improve business practices when used properly.

A combination of rocker sole shoes and custom-made foot orthoses had greater immediate therapeutic effects on patients with unilateral plantar fasciitis compared with individually prescribed treatments, according to a study recently published in Clinical Biomechanics. “We have observed that early-stage…

Her seven-step approach to fitting the right shoe means customers walk out in comfort.

In a world where women are compared with men, one designer is determined to give women amputees a prosthesis to feel good about.