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The Internet is a great source of information for you to use in managing your health care or the health care of a loved one. It can also be a good way to locate the support resources you need as a patient or caregiver. Below is a list of links that we hope will help you find the information and support you need.
Please call our office directly if we can be of any assistance to you. When in need of outside help, a local information/referral service can be very useful. Even if they don't have the specific information you're looking for they most likely will know where you can get it. The yellow pages of your phone book should have a guide to local service agencies listed in the Human Services section.
If you're unable to find a Human Service guide, or the specific service you're looking for, call the local service of a national service organization and explain your problem. They should be able to direct you to the right place.
Amputee Resources
- A Manual for Above-Knee Amputees — http://www.oandp.com/resources/patientinfo/manuals/akindex.htm
- A Manual for Below-Knee Amputees — http://www.oandp.com/resources/patientinfo/manuals/bkindex.htm
- About One Hand Typing and Keyboarding — http://www.aboutonehandtyping.com/
- Amputee Coalition of America — http://www.amputee-coalition.org/
- CareFlash — http://www.careflash.com/?affCode=VGMForbin
- Limbless Association (UK) — http://www.limbless-association.org/
- Limbs For Life — http://limbsforlife.org/
- On The Other Hand — http://www.ontheotherhand.org/
- Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund — http://www.opafonline.org/
- The Barr Foundation — http://www.thebarrfoundation.org/
Education
- California State University, Dominguez Hills - Baccalaureate and Certificate Program in Orthotics an — http://www4.csudh.edu/health-science/oandp/index
- Century College - Certificate Program in Orthotics and Prosthetics — http://www.century.edu/futurestudents/programs/default.aspx
- Century College - Orthotics & Prosthetics Technician Program — http://www.century.edu/futurestudents/programs/pnd.aspx?id=49
- East Michigan University - Master of Science in Orthotics & Prosthetics (MSOP) and Graduate Certific — http://www.emich.edu/chhs/hphp/orpr/index.php
- Francis Tuttle Orthotic & Prosthetic Technician Program — http://www.francistuttle.edu/
- Georgia Tech - Master of Science in Prosthetics & Orthotics — http://www.ap.gatech.edu/mspo/
- Newington Certificate Program in Orthotics & Prosthetics — http://www.hartford.edu/
- Northwestern University's Prosthetic-Orthotic Center — http://www.nupoc.northwestern.edu/
- Note: The NCOPE website contains a complete list of residency sites updated regularly. — http://www.ncope.org/
- Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee, Orthotic and Prosthetic Department, Associate Degree Program — http://go.osuit.edu/academics/health_sciences/orthotics_prosthetics/
- Spokane Falls Community College Orthotics & Prosthetics Technician Program — http://www.spokanefalls.edu/TechProf/OrthoticsProsthetics/Home.aspx
- Spokane Falls Community College Orthotics & Prosthetics Technician Program — http://go.osuit.edu/academics/health_sciences/orthotics_prosthetics/
- The National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Melbourne — http://www.latrobe.edu.au/health
- The National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Melbourne — http://www.latrobe.edu.au/health
- University of Michigan O&P Center, Orthotics or Prosthetics Residency Program — http://www.med.umich.edu/pmr/op/
- University of Salford — http://www.salford.ac.uk/ug-courses/prosthetics-and-orthotics
- University of Strathclyde — http://www.strath.ac.uk/
- University of Texas Southwestern - Prosthetics And Orthotics Program — http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/school-of-health-professions/programs/residency-programs/pro
- University of Washington Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Prosthetics - Orthotics — http://rehab.washington.edu/
Journal and Publications for Professionals and Consumers
- ACPOC - Association of Children's Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics — http://www.acpoc.org/
- The O&P Edge - Cutting edge information for the prosthetics, orthotics and allied health care profes — http://www.oandp.com/edge/
Networks of O&P Patient Care Facilities
- OPGA stands for Orthotic and Prosthetic Group of America — http://www.opga.com/
- POINT Health Centers of America — http://www.pointhca.com/
- PrimeCare O&P Network — http://www.primecareop.com/index.htm
Organizations
- AAOP - American Academy of O&P — https://www.oandp.org/
- ABC - American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics — http://www.abcop.org/Pages/default.aspx
- ABCOP - American Board for Certification O&P — http://www.abcop.org/Pages/default.aspx
- ACA - Amputee Coalition of America — http://www.amputee-coalition.org/
- Academy - American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists — http://www.oandp.org/
- ACPOC - The Association of Children's Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics — http://www.acpoc.org/
- Adopt-A-Minefield - Raising awareness and funds to help survivors — http://www.landmines.org/
- Amputee Coalition - Education, Support, Prevention — https://www.amputee-coalition.org/
- AOPA - American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association — http://www.aopanet.org/
- BAPO - British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists — http://www.bapo.com/
- BARR - Barr/United Amputee Assistance Fund — http://thebarrfoundation.org/
- BOC - Board for Orthotist/Prosthetist Certification — http://www.bocusa.org/
- CAPO - Canadian Association of Prosthetists & Orthotists — http://www.pando.ca/
- COPA - California Orthotics & Prosthetics Association — http://www.californiaoandp.com/
- DSUSA - Disabled Sports USA — http://www.disabledsportsusa.org/
- FAOP - Florida Association of Orthotists & Prosthetists — http://www.faop.org/
- Limbless Association - Information for Amputees in the UK — http://www.limbless-association.org/
- NAAOP - National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics — http://www.naaop.org/
- NCOPE - National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education — http://www.ncope.org/
- NPOLF - National P&O Licensing Fund — http://www.oandp.com/resources/organizations/npolf/
- OPAF - Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund — http://www.opafonline.org/
- PFA - Pedorthic Footwear Association — http://www.pedorthics.org/
- POF - Prosthetics Outreach Foundation — http://www.pofsea.org/
- SMOPAC - Sociedad Mexicana de Ortesistas y Protesistas — http://www.sitiosdeoyp.com/
- US ISPO - United States Member Society of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics — http://www.usispo.org/
Orthotics & Prosthetics Technology
- Bio-Tech — http://www.biotechnc.com/
- Ossur — http://www.ossur.com/prosthetic-solutions
- Ottobock — http://www.ottobockus.com/
- Touch Bionics — http://www.touchbionics.com/
- Townsend Design — http://www.townsenddesign.com/Townsend_Design/Townsend_Design.html
Research
- American Medical Association — http://www.ama-assn.org/ama
- Prosthetic Research Study — http://www.prs-research.org/
- Rehabilitation Engineering and Prosthetics Orthotics Center — http://www.nupoc.northwestern.edu/
- Residency Site Directors Perceptions and Expectations — http://www.oandp.com/resources/research/ward/intro.htm
- The Center for International Rehabilitation (CIR) — http://www.cirnetwork.org/content.cfm?id=5B&newCommunity&CFID=2877122&CFTOKEN=13710056
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) — http://www.hhs.gov/