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Registration is with the Health and Care Professions Council and BAPO - the British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists. The training is a B.Sc.(Hons) in Prosthetics and Orthotics at either the University of Salford or University of Strathclyde. New graduates are therefore eligible to work as an orthotist and/or prosthetist.
The International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) is a non-governmental organization of people working in or interested in prosthetics, orthotics, mobility and assistive devices technology. It was founded in 1970 in Copenhagen, Denmark by a committee chaired by Knud Jansen. It currently has about 3,500 members in over 100 countries ...
In 1950, the American Orthotics and Prosthetics Association was formed, which brought a new emphasis on the education and certification of clinical practitioners. By the mid 1950s, J.E.Hanger, Inc., had added orthotic services to its business, and had expanded to 50 offices in the U.S. and 25 in Europe.
The Move United Junior Nationals [1] (formerly the National Junior Disability Championships and the Adaptive Sports USA Junior Nationals) is an annual multi-sport event organized by Move United (formerly Adaptive Sports USA) for junior athletes between the ages of 6 and 22 who have disabilities, with sports including para-athletics.
He is the Vice-President of Prosthetics for Hanger Clinic, a prosthetics and orthotics provider in the United States. [2] Kevin travels around the United States and the world providing care for patients with unique or challenging cases and for disabled athletes. [2] [3] He also presents scientific symposiums and educational programs. [1] [4]
Prosthetics and Orthotics International is abstracted and indexed in, among other databases: SCOPUS, and the Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2018 impact factor is 1.482, ranking it 37 out of 65 journals in the category ‘Rehabilitation’. [1] and 50 out of 76 journals in the category "Orthopedics". [2]
Research studies demonstrate that inter-practitioner variability is a major factor in orthotic intervention in treating a single patient and for a specific pathology [3] Recently, several companies have developed digital foot scanners that use specialized software to scan a patient's foot and create a "virtual" cast.
Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA, formerly Otto Bock, is an international company based in Duderstadt Germany, that operates in the field of orthopedic technology. It is considered the world market leader in the field of prosthetics and one of the leading suppliers in orthotics, wheelchairs and exoskeletons.