My wife and I moved to North Carolina in late 2005. While I was not in the best of health, I had no idea how close to death I was. I was admitted to the hospital in December 2005, for what was a six-week stay. During this time, I experienced amputation of my left leg, [...]
Posted on October 21st, 2009 by NCOPI
NCOPI Partners Marco Calcagno and Damon Johncour played in the 2009 charity golf tournament, “Access Hope 2009.” Access Hope is a North Carolina non-profit organization created to assist families in need in the greater Raleigh area. Their goal is to assist in repairing and rehabilitating housing to meet the needs of families in the Raleigh [...]
Read More...Posted on October 21st, 2009 by Marco Calcagno
You know that girl in high school that gets involved in seemingly every activity and gets good grades and gets along with everyone in school? Well, Gulf Breeze High School in Florida has one of those too, only theirs in named Whitney Harris. And she happens to have been born with “Amniotic Band Syndrome,” which [...]
Read More...Posted on October 21st, 2009 by KC Carlson
One of the biggest challenges for new prosthetic wearers is getting the sock fit just right. Many of these patients experience pain, discomfort, or rotation of the prosthesis. I see a lot of patients due to discomfort from improper sock fit.
Most prostheses utilize some type of prosthetic sock to manage volume changes of your [...]
Posted on August 10th, 2009 by Marco Calcagno
CNN recently profiled a double amputee named Jordan Thomas who was the victim of a tragic boat propeller accident. Since then, Jordan and his family have created a foundation that helps amputee children pay for the prosthetic devices that insurance currently won’t cover. Watch it here:
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He has also [...]
Posted on August 5th, 2009 by William Stauffer
Living in Wayne County, North Carolina isn’t like living in Wake County (where the city of Raleigh is based). Access to quality healthcare is not nearly as convenient. That was one of the reasons I set up my office in this area. Patients deserve timely, professional medical services. Sometimes, transportation issues limit a patient ability [...]
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Raleigh: 919.510.4131 Henderson: 252.436.2611 Goldsboro: 919.736.1010 Roanoke Rapids: 252.535.0077
