Wireless Myoelectric Implant Records High-Quality EMG Signals Charla L. Howard, PhD; Isaac Myers, PhD; Brian Crofts, MS; Scott Hiatt, MS; and Daniel McDonnall, PhD Over the last decade, prosthesis manufacturers have released substantially more dexterous myoelectric prosthetic arms. In spite…

Spaces housing O&P patient-care businesses should be designed to be both practical for staff and inviting to patients. Representatives from four O&P facilities share their strategies for intentionally designing patient-centric spaces-featuring comfortable and light-filled patient-care rooms and functional gait labs…

Many O&P facilities may be able to take advantage of the Research & Experimentation Tax Credit. Learn the four basic requirements associated with “qualified research activities,” and find out which activities are disallowed under the Internal Revenue Code. Read the…

Physicians generally believe O&P clinicians are an important part of the care team and commonly refer patients who are poststroke of who have suffered trauma to orthotists, according to the results of a recent survey of physicians and physiatrists. Read…

O&P Facilities can leverage the increasing amount of data collected at facilities to conduct in-depth reviews of financial work in progress, analyze trends related to new patient prescriptions, and capture outcome measure data – which is increasingly important as the…

Common misconceptions among O&P facility owners can hinder rather than help.

Editor’s note: This is the second article in a three-part series on the history of Hanger Inc. To see the first, click here. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, wartime created a need for more and better prostheses. After…

Editor’s note: The following Guest Commentary is a response to the story “Disruptive and Constructive: 3-D Printed O&P Devices Gain Momentum” in the Spring 2015 issue of O&P Business News. The phenomenon of 3-D printing is certainly a technology that…