An orthotic central fabrication lab with the highest quality standards in the industry.
In the early days of my career, plastic braces were the wave of the future, and conventional metal orthoses were “old fashioned.” But over the years, I’ve managed to find a lot of value in the rugged simplicity of the conventional metal orthosis. I was lucky enough to have trained when almost every brace clinic [...]
When I started out as an orthotic technician over 25 years ago, I believed you should always flatten the plantar surface of an AFO mold. That’s what I was taught because it was the conventional wisdom of the day. Then I had the opportunity to work with a group of physical therapy students. I felt [...]
If you’ve had the same experiences we’ve had with our local phone company, you would also prefer to take your telephone service business elsewhere. I’ve spent too much time over the past several months, talking with a phone company representatives, dealing with billing issues, overcharges, wrong charges, you name it. Given the myriad of options [...]
Whether I like working on a certain task or not is directly related to how cool the tools are. If I have to paint a room with a paintbrush, I dread it and procrastinate as much as possible, but if a friend said he’d loan me a paint sprayer, the task takes on a whole [...]
A friend of mine came to me with an interesting problem. You see, this guy is a cyclist. I don’t mean that he likes to ride around the park on Saturdays – he trains every day. In addition to cycling, he plays tennis, and did I mention that he is an insulin-dependent diabetic? As the [...]
Knowing the cost of O&P processes will put the industry on top for the economic rebound.
It feels like the global economic crisis is parked at our front door. The good news is O&P is still a strong industry and when we have been confronted with issues like this before we have emerged stronger, more organized [...]
