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Texas Kids First Website Needs Spellcheck

Steven Plant, Licenced (sic) Orthoist (sic)

Company

Orthodic (sic) & Prosthetic Association

Address

7301 Fannin, Houston, TX, 77030

Telephone

(713) 797-0011

Fax

(713) 797-0010

Actual listing on the Texas Kids First website.  WTH????
Check it out.

Technically, it's not a prosthesis because it's not replacing a body part

On the move again; New prosthesis aids those with MS

"...In the past four months, however, the falls have stopped and Barnard's halting gait has vanished. It's all because of a wireless device strapped to her right calf, just below the knee, and another in the sole of her shoe, which send an electrical pulse to her peroneal nerve and stimulate muscles to properly lift the foot.

Her device is called the NESS L300, one of two wireless prosthetic stimulation aids on the market. The other is WalkAide, which uses similar technology with a few mechanical differences.

Both products received Food and Drug Administration approval in 2006 for use by patients with motor neuron injuries such as stroke, some spinal cord injuries and central nervous system diseases such as MS and cerebral palsy. It does not work with patients who have complete paralysis or severed nerves..."

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From OandPCare.org website
Definition of Prosthesis - Artificial medical device that is not surgically implanted which is used to replace a missing limb or appendage such as artificial limbs, hands, fingers, feet or toes. Note: this does not include devices which do not have an impact on the musculoskeletal functions of the body (e.g., artificial eyes or appliances for the eyes, dental plates, and largely cosmetic devices such as wigs, artificial breasts, eyelashes, ears and noses).

It's been awhile but... "Orthodics" still not a word

DANVILLE — "Three Danville Area High School athletes probably wouldn’t have been able to make it to state track and field competition without physical therapy. “I first came here during cross-country season when I had shin splints and came back during track with an Achilles problem,” Alison Billas, 15, said. For the shin splints, she was instructed to do stretching and exercises. The physical therapists made orthodics (sic) for her racing shoes."

Adidas is making WHAT?

Also, the shoe company that endorses Webster (Adidas) did a series of force studies that examined how Webster walked and ran. The studies showed that the weight Webster bears on his left foot is different than that on the right.

As a result, Adidas is making orthodics - doubt it, since there's no such thing! - I think they mean ORTHOTICS  for Webster that will alleviate some of the weight off his fifth metatarsal.

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My pet peeve strikes again.

Orthoist.  Not a real word.

It's Orthotist.

If you are searching for healthcare career choices - and you go to this site, just remember, the actual career is Orthotist - with a t.

Louisiana court district is splitting as other laws take effect

Act 372 by Baldone also goes into effect today. It limits the state’s prosthetic purchases to only accredited facilities.

Prosthetics (nope, they mean prostheses) generally refer to artificial limbs that are used to replace body parts lost by injury or disease. Hundreds of companies and health-care providers sell prosthetics (really should be prostheses) or offer orthotic services in Louisiana, and some of them are acting out in fraudulent ways, Baldone said.

The situation hit a noticeable stride in Florida a few years ago when 48 medical-equipment suppliers were busted billing Medicare for 21,000 artificial limbs that were neither medically necessary nor provided to Medicare beneficiaries. The cost to taxpayers was estimated at some $122 million.

“There has been some abuse in this system,” Baldone said. “People come in from Arkansas or another state and they sell it, bill Medicaid or Medicare and (the state) then reimburses them.”

Baldone’s new law would require state agencies to make such purchases from only accredited facilities, which he said would bring an end to the abuse. The law likewise establishes penalties at $2,500 per violation and force the unaccredited company to reimburse the state.

For a complete O&P glossary, click here.

It's all just part of being a footballer. Everything except the orthodics (sic)

"It is always there, I am going to get niggles as I am learning how to change my running with orthodics (sic) and all these other weird things and it is just all part of being a footballer," he said.

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Even if it's said with an Australian accent...."orthodics" still not a word!

You knew it was coming, it was just a matter of time.

"An airline apologised for telling a disabled man he would have to pay to take a spare pair of prosthetic legs on holiday. Airline Jet2 said it had refunded double amputee Mick Skee and changed its guidelines. The 47-year-old, who lost both his legs after contracting meningococcal septicaemia in 2006, wanted to take an extra pair of prostheses on a trip to Majorca next May."

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Airline Jet2 has never heard of empowering its employees to make customer centric decisions on their own?

Seriously.  Maybe they should read this..."How the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company Is Redefining the Gold Standard" in Businessweek.

Orthodics (sic). Still NOT a real word.

How prosthetics and orthodics (sic) may help your pain disappear, 7-9:30 p.m. at Temple Dor Dorim, Temple library, 2360 Glades Circle, Weston. Free. Call 954-389-1232.

This does not make my pain disappear.
The use of the word ORTHODICS (sic) causes me pain.
C'mon people, just because you use it, does NOT make it a real word.

From the South Florida SunSentinel.com

Foot Prototype

LOUISVILLE Colorado- Tensegrity Prosthetics Inc. in Louisville has received a two-year $750,000 grant to continue the redesign and manufacture of prototypes of a flexible prosthetic foot.

Jerome Rifkin, founder of Tensegrity Prosthetics, said he will receive $415,000 of the Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institutes of Health the first year.

He plans to spend the money on finishing the redesign of the prosthetic foot and then create small and large batches of prototypes for testing.

"I hope to be able to stabilize the product, increasing the efficiency and decreasing the number of falls incurred by amputees using current prototypes," he said. The prosthetic foot mimics the biomechanics of the human foot. Tests show it requires less energy to use, and amputees testing the beta version report more comfort and agility when walking.

The prosthetic is made of titanium, aircraft aluminum and steel-fiber rope. It bends like the normal foot and ankle, conforming to the terrain under foot, while providing a sense of being well-connected to the ground.

In 2005, Rifkin received a two-year, $200,000 SBIR grant from the NIH for research and has raised another $150,000 in venture backing.

He has received positive feedback from amputees who have participated in clinical tests of earlier prototypes, but the prosthetic's durability is still the challenge.

"Before I can begin manufacturing these, they need to be able to last for at least two years," he told the Boulder County Business Report in August. The durability problem is caused mainly because the prosthetic (foot) is so flexible, the very attribute that makes it appealing to amputees.

Rifkin received an IQ Award in August from the Business Report for his innovation.

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