News from Saunders Prosthetics & Orthotics Group, LLC

Here you will find items of interest, including news related to prosthetics, orthotics, office hour updates, and things of interest about us.

• Happy Thanksgiving

  Our office will be closed on Thursday and Friday for our staff to spend time with family this holiday.

  If you need care or have questions that can not wait for Monday morning, please call the office and select the On-Call practitioner. We will return the call as soon as possible. Thank you

• Tips for preparing for Hurricane Season

  We get information on how to prepare for an approaching storm, but if you use a prosthesis, there are some additional steps you should take to prepare.

  If your prosthesis needs to be charged, just like with your other electronics, be sure to charge it before the storm arrives. You may be without power for an extended period of time, so charge up when you can.

  If you plan on evacuating the area or staying with family or a friend to ride out the storm, be sure to bring supplies with you, such as prosthetic socks, a spare liner, extra suspension sleeve, any power adapters your prosthesis may need. If you use gels or lubricants with your prosthesis, bring them as well. Remember to bring your medications with you.

  If you need us, we always have a practitioner on-call to talk with if you have questions or issues. Our ability to communicate might be limited during a storm, but we are available.

  Our office will close as a storm approaches and we can not re-open until local governments lift any curfews and shelter in place orders as well as the office having the needed utilities for us to operate like power and water services. If you have a scheduled appointment and the office is closed due to the storm, we will do our best to reach out prior to the appointment to let you know and reschedule you for the next available appointment when we re-open.

• Medicare O&P Patient-Centered Care Act

  Last year the House introduced this bill and this week the Senate introduced their version. The act fights fraud and instructs Medicare to consider changing medical need when considering replacement devices. If you would like to learn more about this Act please feel free to contact us. Brett Saunders will be up on Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers next month to express support for the act. You can also let your elected representatives know you support this by clicking Here

• Travel Anxiety for Wheelchair users? Here are some great tips

  Traveling is amazing, giving us a chance to learn about new cultures, meet new people, and have adventures. Here are some great tips for traveling in a wheelchair

• Medicare considers expanding coverage for more above knee amputees

  In 2017 the Rand Corporation published the largest independent study of the use of microprocessor controlled knee components. Medicare is finally considering expanding coverage to less active individuals. This article explains it well: https://livingwithamplitude.com/amputee-medicare-policy-reform-microprocessor-knee-k2/?amp=1