Written by Richard Amerling, MD
Monday, July 19, 2010 10:09:44 AM
Barack Obama’s recess appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick as head of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) marks a new low in his destructive presidency, and that is saying something!
After forcing the Orwellian Patient Protection and...
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Written by Otto Bock HealthCare
Thursday, June 24, 2010 10:30:31 AM
Trace, Trim and Walk Away!
Otto Bock HealthCare, a leading innovator in carbon fiber technology in prosthetics and orthotics, is now expanding its WalkOn AFO portfolio to include two trimable options.
“We are committed to...
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Written by Jennifer Latham Robinson
Thursday, June 24, 2010 10:09:40 AM
It’s easy to assume that medical professionals are the ones in the driver’s seat when it comes to healthcare management. However, patients are in a unique position to take control over their plans. Here are some ways individuals can be...
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Written by Otto Bock HealthCare
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 9:49:23 AM
Anti-Bacterial Protection Added to Test Sockets, New Liners
(Minneapolis, MN) - Otto Bock HealthCare has greatly expanded use of the patented anti-bacterial technology, SkinGuard®. SkinGuard® contains an innovative additive...
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Written by Linda Leicht / NEWS-LEADER
Wednesday, June 09, 2010 12:27:29 PM
hanks to a small cuff around her leg, Bonnie Bell can walk in the mall without falling. In fact, Bell, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1998, has not so much as tripped since she began using the Ness L300 five months...
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Written by Otto Bock HealthCare
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:21:21 AM
The world’s largest tradeshow for prosthetics, orthotics and rehabilitation medical devices took place recently in Leipzig, Germany. The show, which combines the meeting for the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) with...
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Written by Ben Thrower - Momentum
Thursday, May 13, 2010 12:42:10 PM
Almost two-thirds of all people living with MS report that trouble walking takes the biggest toll on their quality of life1 and one of the leading causes of difficulty walking is foot drop, a weakness or paralysis of the muscles that lift the front...
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Written by Shawne K. Wickham New Hampshire Sunday News Staff
Tuesday, May 04, 2010 12:45:57 PM
Sunday, Apr. 25, 2010
For Kelly Benard, helping earthquake victims in Haiti wasn''t just something she wanted to do.
"It was something I had to do," she said.
Benard is a prosthetist/orthotist at Manchester-based New England Brace Co.,...
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Written by Amputee Coalition of America
Thursday, April 29, 2010 11:57:39 AM
Amputee Coalition of America’s Limb Loss Task Force Warns of Increasing Limb Loss in the U.S.
Most at Risk Are Minorities and People With Diabetes and Vascular Disease
Knoxville, TN, April 28, 2010 – On average, 507 people lose a limb every day...
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Written by Lorri Helfand - Times Staff Writer
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 7:09:24 AM
PALM HARBOR
Yalew Birkie Assefa's spine is curved so badly, it resembles a question mark. His twisted body squeezes his lungs. Doctors say his condition could eventually kill him. But he can't afford the expensive surgery he needs.
Three years ...
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