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Every year the employees at Ability Prosthetics and Orthotics help people get back on their feet.

Amidst the hubble and bubble of optimism, money and growth, there are also people doing good things with 3D printing. Open source prosthetics are one of the most exciting areas of 3D printing.

Many of us who frequently follow 3D printing news would say that perhaps one of its most effective immediate medical applications is the ability to 3D print customized prosthetics and orthotics. And the ways to deliver these devices is becoming as innovative as the technology used to make them.

While researching the history of gait analysis to prepare for this issue, the parable of the blind men and the elephant kept coming to mind. The ancient story is of a group of blind men who have never seen an elephant. On encountering a live elephant, they each touch a different part of the large mammal and come away thinking they know what it is. They then describe the elephant based on their own experience and find all their descriptions differ. The moral…

DONATION — Ability Prosthetics and Orthotics, a long-time provider of prosthetics and orthotics in central Pa. and the mid-Atlantic region, recently presented funding support of $2,500 to the WellSpan Rehabilitation

The Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics (HOPE) Careers Consortium is building exciting new programs that provide valuable career education and training in orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics. For information on a member school, visit O&P Technician Programs below. Century College For 40 years, Century College has trained individuals to become skilled workers in the field of orthotics and prosthetics (O&P). Century currently offers degree programs for individuals to…

O&P practitioners blend patient care with design and fabrication of devices . Certified orthotists and prosthetists also known as "practitioners," are similar in many ways to other healthcare providers: They see patients in an exam room, they must touch their patients, they work in partnership with other healthcare professionals, and they become familiar with all aspects of their patients' health. However, instead of using prescriptions or…

Leading the way with dependable care and clinical excellence. Welcome to Evergreen Prosthetics & Orthotics! Evergreen Prosthetics & Orthotics is committed to compassionate care and clinical excellence. We strive for the fastest delivery of top quality products and care. Evergreen helps propel individuals to overcome barriers and accomplish goals. Evergreen is unlike most other prosthetic and orthotic companies. Each one of our devices is custom-made at…

Leading the way with dependable care and clinical excellence. Welcome to Evergreen Prosthetics & Orthotics! Evergreen Prosthetics & Orthotics is committed to compassionate care and clinical excellence. We strive for the fastest delivery of top quality products and care. Evergreen helps propel individuals to overcome barriers and accomplish goals. Evergreen is unlike most other prosthetic and orthotic companies. Each one of our devices is custom-made at…

Twikit is a Belgium based startup that makes mass customization software. The firm created parametric software that can be used to, within well-defined parameters, make unique 3D printed products.