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Custom-made foot orthoses with and without heel plugs and their effect on plantar pressures during treadmill walking (Balsdon & Dombroski, 2022)
Orthotics Education Spotlight Interviewee: Megan Balsdon, MSc., P.Eng., SoleScience Inc. Article: Custom-made foot orthoses with and without heel plugs and their effect on plantar pressures during treadmill walkingMegan E.R. Balsdon, Colin E. DombroskiSoleScience Inc., Fowler Kennedy Sports Medicine Clinic, Western University, London, ON, CanadaDepartment of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Western University, London, ON, CanadaFaculty of Health Sciences,…
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Rehabilitation outcomes after major lower limb amputation in the oldest old: a systematic review (Frengopoulos et al., 2021)
Prosthetics Education Spotlight Interviewee: Courtney Frengopoulos, MSc MD, University of Western Ontario, Department of Health Sciences Article: Rehabilitation outcomes after major lower limb amputation in the oldest old: a systematic review Katherine Fuller, Michael W.C. Payne, Ricardo Viana, Susan W. HunterUniversity of Western Ontario, Faculty of Health SciencesMcMaster University, Michael G. DeGroote School of MedicineDepartment of Physical Medicine…
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Accessibility for People with Lower Limb Loss
Our research project is titled, “Barriers and facilitators to community accessibility in people with lower limb loss”. We are recruiting people with lower limb loss to participate in an online survey. Our goal is to identify how the physical environment, both the natural and built environment, impact accessibility for people with lower limb loss. The…
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Understanding Stakeholder Perspectives of Lower Limb 3D Printed Sockets
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Dawn Turner
Member Profile Highlight: What led you to enter the Prosthetic/Orthotic Profession, and what would youconsider to be your greatest joy about doing the work you do? I am a Certified Orthotist working in a private orthotics clinic in Southwestern Ontario. I started the clinic over 35 years ago and have had the pleasure of working…
The International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics Canada 