Join Dr. Steve Gard, editor-in-chief for the Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, as he chats with Dr. Ashley Mullen, PhD, MSAT, CPO, an associate professor and program director in the School of Health Professions at Baylor College of Medicine. The two talk about her study evaluating the immediate effects of low-profile FFOs and high-profile University of California Berkeley Laboratory (UCBL) orthoses on Foot Posture Index (FPI), the purpose and motivation behind the study, the data collection process, and guidance for selecting different orthosis designs based on the results.

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JPO article: Immediate Impacts of Two Foot Orthotic Designs on Foot Posture Index, Gait, and Comfort in Adults With Asymptomatic, Flexible Pes Planus

Co-Authors: Mullen, Ashley PhD, MSAT, CPO; Kenworthy, Sally MPO, CPO; Ewing, Kathryn MS, CPO; Forbus, Michelle MS, CPO; Hoelscher Thompson, Regan MS, CPO

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Join Dr. Steve Gard, editor-in-chief for the Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, as he chats with Pratima Saravanan, PhD, an assistant professor in the School of Industrial Engineering and Management at Oklahoma State University and the director of the school's cognitive performance lab. The two talk about reviewing literature to identify factors influencing prosthetic prescription and rehabilitation of persons with lower-limb amputations, her interests in human factors in health care  and clinical decision making, her unique way for collecting data for the investigation, and what she would have done differently in the study. 

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JPO article: Mining Literature to Identify Factors Influencing Prosthetic Prescription and Rehabilitation of Persons With Lower-Limb Amputations

Co-Authors: Saravanan, Pratima PhD; Menold, Jessica PhD

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Join Dr. Steve Gard, editor-in-chief for the Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, as he chats with Sheryl Sachs, MSPO, CPO, a certified prosthetist orthotist in Maryland, and Dr. Joshua Utay, a prosthetist orthotist at Scottish Rite in Dallas. The three talk about recurring themes in prosthetic and orthotic education, how the education narrative has changed since the 1970s, topics that have remained consistent, and the study's systematic review process.

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JPO article: Recurring Themes in Prosthetic and Orthotic Education: A Narrative Review of Prosthetic and Orthotic Education Summit Meetings

Co-Authors: Spaulding, Susan E. MS, CPO; Utay, Joshua B. EdD, CPO; Sachs, Sheryl N. MSPO, CPO

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Join Dr. Steve Gard, editor-in-chief for the Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, as he chats with Wendy Hill, an occupational therapist at University of New Brunswick. The two talk about the preliminary findings of her study focused on the treatment for children with upper-limb differences around the globe, feasibility of an interdisciplinary intervention to promote balance confidence in lower-limb prosthesis users, the motivation behind the study, data collection and primary findings, challenges, and recommendations for future research.

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JPO article: Treatment for Children with Upper-Limb Differences in Various Parts of the World: Preliminary Findings

Co-Authors: Hill, Wendy BScOT; Hermansson, Liselotte Maria PhD

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Join Dr. Steve Gard, editor-in-chief for the Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, as he chats with Noah Rosenblatt, PhD, an associate professor within the Center for Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research (CLEAR) at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. The two talk about the feasibility of an interdisciplinary intervention to promote balance confidence in lower-limb prosthesis users, the motivation behind the study, primary findings, clinical takeaways, and recommendations for future research.

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JPO article: Feasibility of an Interdisciplinary Intervention to Promote Balance Confidence in Lower-Limb Prosthesis Users: A Case Study

Co-Authors: Churchill, Rachel MSc; Schneider, Kristin L. PhD; Calamari, John E. PhD; Henderson, Roberta PhD; Hwang, Sungsoon PhD; Major, Matthew J. PhD; Duncan, Chad PhD; Stachowiak, Aaron MD; Reddin, Christopher PhD; Rosenblatt, Noah J. PhD

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Join Dr. Steve Gard, editor-in-chief for the Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, as he chats with Dr. John DesJardins, a Hambright Distinguished Professor of Engineering Leadership in Bioengineering at Clemson University. The two talk about a length-actuated prosthesis prototype design, the goal of functional biomimicry, and the collected qualitative feedback from two prosthesis users in the pilot study. Discussion revolves around the motivation behind the study, primary findings, and clinical takeaways.

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JPO article: Development of a Length-Actuated Lower Limb Prosthesis: Functional Prototype and Pilot Study

Co-Authors: Parr, Therese E. BS; Hippensteal, Alan R. MD; DesJardins, John D. PhD

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Join Dr. Steve Gard, editor-and-chief for the Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, as he chats with Laura Murray, BSc, a teaching fellow at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, United Kingdom, about her research on microprocessor knees and evidence of their influence on psychosocial health. The two discuss the motivation behind the research, primary findings, and clinical takeaways.

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JPO article: A Retrospective Review of Psychosocial Outcomes After Microprocessor Knee Prescription

Co-Authors: Dunlop, Fraser (FD) BSc; Aranceta-Garza, Alejandra (AAG) PhD; Munjal, Ramesh (RM) MD; McGarry, Anthony (AM) PhD; Murray, Laura (LM) BSc

Referenced articles:

Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JB. The PHQ-9. J Gen Intern Med 2001;16(9):606–613

Möller S, Rusaw D, Hagberg K, Ramstrand N. Reduced cortical brain activity with the use of microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knees during walking. Prosthet Orthot Int 2019;43(3):257–265

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Join Dr. Steve Gard, editor-and-chief for the Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, as he chats with Andreas Kannenberg, Executive Medical Director North America for Ottobock, about his research on multiarticulating prosthetic hands on patient-reported ease of activities of daily living. The two discuss the motivation behind the research, primary findings, surprises found in the results, and clinical takeaways.

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JPO article: Differences in Two Multiarticulating Myoelectric Hands for Facilitating Activities of Daily Living in Individuals with Transradial Amputation: A Cross-Sectional Study

Co-Authors: Kannenberg, Andreas MD (GER), PhD; Lundstrom, Russell MS; Hibler, Karl D. MA; Johnson, Shawn Swanson OTR/L

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Join Dr. Steve Gard, editor-and-chief for the Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, as he chats with Sally Kenworthy, MPO,  assistant professor of orthotics and prosthetics at Baylor College of Medicine, about her research on the perceived role responsibilities among the rehabilitative health care team. The two discuss the motivation behind the research, primary findings, surprises found in the results, and clinical takeaways.

This episode is sponsored by Ottobock.

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JPO article: Perceived Role Responsibilities Among Physical Therapists and Orthotists

Co-Authors: Kenworthy, Sally MPO; Reno, Ariel MS; Reid, Andrew MS

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Join Dr. Steve Gard, editor-and-chief for the Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, for this special episode recorded live at The Academy's Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium in Nashville. He chats with Brian Hafner, a professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington, and board member of the new Orthotics and Prosthetics Foundation for Education and Research. The two discuss the new foundation’s mission as it relates to education and research and the alignment it has with the mission of JPO.