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Award Recipients The Access to Practice Professional Development Awards reflects the Live in Motion Foundation’s commitment to strengthening every member of the mobility care team. These awards provide financial support for orthotic and prosthetic assistants and...

Award Recipients The Live in Motion Foundation is proud to announce Kirsten Lucy and Justin Hornung as recipients of the 2026 NCOPE Larry Lange Resident Travel Award. Through this award, each recipient will receive support to attend a national professional conference,...

Award Recipients Live in Motion Foundation is proud to announce the inaugural recipients of the 2026 OP&P Healthcare Quality Fellowship, the first program of its kind dedicated to advancing healthcare quality expertise and initaitives within the orthotics,...

Registration is now open for the 3rd Annual 28x28 Mobility Challenge, presented by @on's social impact program, Right to Run! This #DisabilityPrideMonth, we invite you to move for a purpose. From July 1-28, advocates, clinicians, patients, families, athletes, and...

On March 11, 2026, Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz visited the University of Hartford to advocate for House Bill 5374, a key piece of legislation aimed at expanding insurance coverage for prosthetic and orthotic devices in Connecticut. Key Objectives of House Bill...

Coming soon to clinic managers is the workforce study!

The O&P Foundation is proud to partner with the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE) to offer a $2,000 award supporting the professional development of O&P residents. These awards are intended to help outstanding residents or recent...

In this edition: Learn about O&P assessment labs, harnessing the power of industry surveys, plaster and retention, practical mentoring tips for busy O&P professionals, and more!

Hello Springtime! For those of us in the western part of the U.S., seeing a decrease of the cold and snowy weather creates the illusion of springtime...something many of us are awaiting with glee. Springtime also means that the students in the four O& P Technology...