Edited by Eugene F. Murphy, Ph . D., Director Research Center for Prosthetics Veterans Administration 252 Seventh Avenue New York, N .Y . 10001 Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Sensory Aids Research Services Committee on Prosthetics Research and Development and Prosthetic and Orthotic Education and Information Program Committee on Prosthetic-®rthotic Education National Academy of Sciences 2101 Const...

Pain from knee osteoarthritis creates a significant burden for symptomatic patients, who are often forced to change their lifestyle because of their symptoms. Activity modification, therapy, weight loss, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, shoe orthotics, bracing, and injections are the nonoperative options available. New technologies are also emerging in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis....

We evaluated the effects of noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) on compliance with wearing foot orthotics and a hearing aid with 2 individuals. Results showed that NCR increased the participants' compliance with wearing prescription prostheses to 100% after just a few 5-min sessions, and the behavior change was maintained during lengthier sessions. The results are discussed in terms of the potent...

People with mid-cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) often have difficulty in performing activities of daily living due to weakness or paralysis the flexor muscles. The inability perform requiring fine motor control, such as eating, brushing, writing, unlocking doors, etc., affects overall quality life negatively. To tasks, appropriate movement hands, specifically at wrist, is essential. For SCI p...

There is a scarcity of literature exploring Health Economics in Prosthetics and Orthotics (P&O). The P&O sector has, over the past decades, moved to Bachelor’s or Masters Degree level as requirement for entry practice and, with that, there has been growing body research knowledge generation focusing primarily on clinical aspects engineering advances. No corresponding emerged economic P&...