Prosthetic Device Upkeep – Why it’s Important
Getting the most out of your prosthetic device As an amputee, there are many things to consider about your prosthetic device wear and care. Just like any other device you use regularly, [...]
Is Your Child A Toe-Walker? A specially designed AFO can help.
Does your child toe-walk? If you have a toe-walker, we can help. Toe walking is a specific and individualized pathological movement disorder that is abnormal, non-ideal, inefficient, and ultimately unsafe. Did you [...]
Making Sleeping Bags for the Homeless – WCBL In The Community
Sleeping Bags for the Homeless During the month of October, our team at Tampa General Hospital participated in the TGH Sleeping Bag Project. WCBL practitioners Katherine Breese, Jeannine Redd, and Lauren Whitson [...]
Drop Foot made simple with the Turbomed AFO
What is one of the biggest challenges clinicians face with fitting AFO’s? The answer is simple, the shoes. Most shoes are simply not deep enough or wide enough to accommodate the ankle [...]
Have you met your healthcare insurance deductible yet?
Is your deductible met? What that means for you and how we can help. The holidays are upon us, and for most of us that means shopping and budgeting for parties, gifts, [...]
Creating Leg Braces for a Bulldog Proves Westcoast Can Do Anything
Westcoast’s Jason Redd, L.P.O., C.P.O., poses with happy patient, Spencer — the Bulldog — and even happier owner, Linda. Spencer’s hind legs were paralyzed and without feeling when Linda found him left on her [...]