Amputee Patient Comfort and Compliance

The Amputee Coalition and The O&P Edge have teamed up to present their inaugural amputee patient survey. According to O&P Edge, the purpose of the survey is to, "gain a better understanding of amputee behavior related to prosthesis wear." More over, the survey conducted asked patients with limb loss and limb difference to report on their habits and comfort of wearing their prosthetic devices.

The Amputee Coalition submitted surveys to 8,000 individuals. Out of those invitations 1,200 individuals responded to the survey.

Below are some interesting finds by the survey.



Click here to view the survey results and visit The O&P Edge article over the survey. You can also click here to visit The Amputee Coalition website.

Medicaid Online Enrollment

 Oklahoma's Medicaid program, SoonerCare, now offers individuals the opportunity to enroll for benefits online. It's easy to access and takes no more than 30 minutes to complete the enrollment. Recipients already covered by SoonerCare can also update and access their account online as well.

Medicaid services are managed by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OKHCA). Click here to visit their website and receive information over benefits. Also, you can click here to apply for benefits or manage your account.

Mercedes Formula One Team Sponsors Boy's Artificial Arm

Fourteen year old, Matthew James, didn't imagine his letter would bring him closer receiving a new arm from Touch Bionics. Matthew who is a fan of Mercedes Formula One racing team decided to reach out to Mercedes and ask if they were willing to sponsor the cost for a new artificial arm he wanted. Little did he expect Mercedes would agree. Click here to read the article.

Prosthetics Outreach Foundation

Prosthetics Outreach Foundations is an organization who seeks to ensure individuals in developing countries receive high quality orthopedic, prosthetic, and physical rehabilitation services. They go as far as assisting these countries with in-country fabrication of prosthetic and any other orthotic component. In this manner, they assist in consolidating the costly import of components such as: artificial knee joints, shoe braces, and so on. Currently, Prosthetics Outreach Foundation has programs in Vietnam, Bangladesh, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Haiti.

For further information be sure visit their website by clicking here.