Based on a previous survey on prosthetics and orthotics training in occupational therapy (OT) [1], we developed a 14-question online questionnaire that was made available to the directors of 167 occupational therapy programs (Masters and Ph.D.) in the US and Canada. Fiftytwo surveys were completed for a response rate of 31%. Overall, the results indicated that since the previous survey, little ...

The Japanese Association of Prosthetic and Orthotic Industry, founded in 1939, consists of 300 manufacturers, of which the total number of prosthetic and orthotic technicians are estimated to be 5,000. In 1968 doctors, engineers and technicians got together to form the Japanese Society of Prosthetic and Orthotic Educat ion, Research and Development. This society, having 500 members, holds meeti...

The technique of hydrogen clearance has been used in five canines to monitor blood flow in gastrocnemius muscle following sympathectomy. The contralateral nonsympathectomized limb was used as a control . Average blood flow was based on 22 pairs of desaturation data . Average blood flow in the left control limb was 6.08 ± 2 .22 ml/min/100g tissue and the right sympathectomized limb was 9.54 ± 3 ...

AliReza Taheri1, Mohammad Taghi Karimi2 Lecturer, Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centre, School of Rehabilitation, Isfahan University of Medical sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Assistant professor, Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centre, School of Rehabilitation, Isfahan University of Medical sciences, Isfahan, ...

1 Staff Engineer, Committee on Prosthetics Research and Development, National Research Council—National Academy of Sciences. This paper is a revision of Report E-4, which was prepared on behalf of the Subcommittee on Evaluation, CPRD. The study was supported by Contract SRS-71-8 between the Social and Rehabilitation Service and the National Academy of Sciences. During the past few years, severa...