Online Exclusive
The Best Bang for Your Buck
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In “Talking Up Your Business: The Yellow Pages Aren’t Enough” in the September issue of The O&P EDGE, we asked our experts about overcoming two of the toughest obstacles for effective O&P marketing: How to find the time and energy to do it and how to ensure, in today’s information-filled world, that your marketing efforts are reaching the people your practice needs the most. In this Online Exclusive, our experts list some of the best ways they’ve seen O&P practices build their businesses and make a name for themselves. MORE
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In The News
Bionic Arm Prosthesis May Restore Natural Effects
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An international research team led by the Cleveland Clinic engineered a novel bionic arm for patients with upper-limb amputations that they say allows wearers to think, behave, and function as though they did not have an amputation. According to a study published in Science Robotics, the researchers developed the bionic system that combines three functions—intuitive motor control, touch and grip kinesthesia, and the intuitive feeling of opening and closing the hand. MORE
Photograph courtesy of the Cleveland Clinic.
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Social Media
Poll Results: The Advantages of Small, Medium, or Large O&P Facilities
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Responses to the latest polls on The O&P EDGE social media sites related to the pluses and minuses that come from working at O&P facilities—small, medium, or large. MORE
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Innovation
Orthosis for Treating Hypertonia Wins Design Award
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A 3D-printed orthosis to counteract hypertonia in children with cerebral palsy won a national James Dyson Award for design. The dynamic orthosis, developed by Mano Balliu, a student at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, can be custom made with thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) using multi-jet fusion 3D-printing technology. It is designed to improve the level of customization and material properties of traditional orthoses to address upper-limb spasticity. MORE
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