Terry Fox: The Amputee Who Turned One Run into a Global Movement
Terry Fox did not complete the journey he set out to make. Yet his unfinished run became one of the…
Hugh Owen Thomas: The Bone-Setter’s Son Who Helped Build Modern Orthopaedics
The name of Hugh Owen Thomas remains familiar to generations of surgeons, physiotherapists and prosthetics and orthotics professionals. It survives…
Blatchford: More Than 130 Years of Prosthetic Innovation
Few names in prosthetics can trace a continuous history back to the nineteenth century. Founded in London in 1890 by…
How Van Phillips Changed Prosthetic Feet Forever — and Created the Modern Running Blade
The modern prosthetic running blade is now one of the most recognisable symbols of Para sport. Its curved carbon-fibre profile…
Building Palestine’s P&O Profession: The History of the Prosthetics and Orthotics Programme at Arab American University
In 2019, the Arab American University (AAUP) took an important step in the development of rehabilitation education in Palestine when…
50 years of BMVSS: How the Jaipur Foot rehabilitated 2.2 million since inception
The waiting area of the Shree Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) in Jaipur’s Malviya Nagar area was crowded with…
The Legacy of Merton L. Root: Father of Modern Foot Orthotics
Few individuals have shaped the world of clinical biomechanics as profoundly as Merton L. Root. Widely regarded as the “father…
Walking Forward: The Medical Breakthroughs Behind Modern Shoes
The Hidden Medical History Behind Global Footwear — Modern Period (1800–Present) By the 19th century, the world had changed: industrialization…
How Hanger Orthopedic Helped Shape the Modern Orthotics and Prosthetics Market
Few companies have had a deeper influence on the orthotics and prosthetics sector than Hanger. What began with one amputee’s…
Ottobock’s Complicated Legacy: From Forced Labour to Russia Scrutiny
Ottobock is one of the most important companies in the history of modern prosthetics and orthotics. Founded in Germany in…