American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists Annual Meeting
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American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists Annual Meeting 2020Hyatt Regency Chicago
151 E. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
2020.academyannualmeeting.org
151 E. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
2020.academyannualmeeting.org
WCR and Physical Therapy Training with Raul Ferrera
Grand Opening of Align Clinic, Texas
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Align Clinic is pleased to announce the third official Align Clinic location north of Houston, Texas in The Woodlands. This clinic will be a full-service orthotics facility fitting a wide range of devices. The Align Clinic team provides the best available conservative care of scoliosis through the Wood Cheneau Rigo (WCR) Brace for both children and adults.
Align Clinic, Houston 1001 Medical Plaza Drive, Suite 130 The Woodlands, TX 77380 For patient appointments and more information please contact Lynn Chervenka at (920) 940-527 |
AT Scoliosis Brace Training for Orthotists
2nd Annual Curves of Life Brunch
Curves of Life Brunch - Sunday, June 30th 11AM-3PM
The Chateaux at Fox Meadows
13600 Xavier Ln, Broomfield, CO 80023
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The Chateaux at Fox Meadows
13600 Xavier Ln, Broomfield, CO 80023
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1st Annual Curves of Life Walk
Curves of Life Walk - Saturday, June 29th 2019, 8AM-12PM
Harlow Platts Community Park
1360 Gillaspie Dr, Boulder, CO 80305
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Harlow Platts Community Park
1360 Gillaspie Dr, Boulder, CO 80305
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Align Clinic is Proud to Announce the Hiring of Miguel Bustamante, CPO!
Align Clinic is pleased to announce the hiring of Miguel Bustamante! Miguel is an extremely qualified prosthetist and orthotist with over 17 years of experience in the field. Before joining Align Clinic, Miguel served as Clinic Manager with his previous employer at their Mountain View, CA location and at an additional satellite clinic in Redwood City, CA. He has practiced in the San Francisco Bay Area for his entire career.
Miguel is an ABC Certified Prosthetist/Orthotist who has extensive experience in pediatric orthotics, including Cranial Remolding Orthoses (helmets). His interest in pediatrics began early in his career during his Orthotics residency working under Align Clinic’s very own Steve Baum, who served as his Residency Director. Miguel has vast experience working with adults as well, like those with neurological conditions including stroke, muscular dystrophies, Multiple Sclerosis, and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. He is listed on the CMTA website as a CMT clinician.
Miguel has specialized in advanced technologies for orthotic management of the lower extremities, like the Walk Aide System for foot drop and Stance Control orthoses including the microprocessor-controlled Otto Bock C-brace. He was one of the first clinicians in the state of California to fit a C-brace.
As a Certified Prosthetist, Miguel has fit various levels of lower limb amputations, from partial foot amputations to hip disarticulations. He has provided lower limb microprocessor-controlled prostheses and elevated-vacuum prosthetic sockets from various manufacturers.
Miguel brings his passion for helping others, his experience, and his determination for successful outcomes to Align Clinic.
Miguel is an ABC Certified Prosthetist/Orthotist who has extensive experience in pediatric orthotics, including Cranial Remolding Orthoses (helmets). His interest in pediatrics began early in his career during his Orthotics residency working under Align Clinic’s very own Steve Baum, who served as his Residency Director. Miguel has vast experience working with adults as well, like those with neurological conditions including stroke, muscular dystrophies, Multiple Sclerosis, and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. He is listed on the CMTA website as a CMT clinician.
Miguel has specialized in advanced technologies for orthotic management of the lower extremities, like the Walk Aide System for foot drop and Stance Control orthoses including the microprocessor-controlled Otto Bock C-brace. He was one of the first clinicians in the state of California to fit a C-brace.
As a Certified Prosthetist, Miguel has fit various levels of lower limb amputations, from partial foot amputations to hip disarticulations. He has provided lower limb microprocessor-controlled prostheses and elevated-vacuum prosthetic sockets from various manufacturers.
Miguel brings his passion for helping others, his experience, and his determination for successful outcomes to Align Clinic.
Align Clinic Sponsors 16 Year Old Mountain Biker
Align Clinic has the distinct pleasure of officially sponsoring an athlete. Aunika (Center Podium) is an avid mountain biker and competes regularly. She has also been a patient of Align clinic for more than a year and wears a WCR brace to help support her spine and correct her scoliosis. Aunika refuses to let her scoliosis hold her back from her passion, placing first in her state championships in the sophomore category last year and currently ranked 7th in the country for her age group!
Click the link below for pictures of Aunika's victory and to see the rest of the athletes we treat who refuse to let scoliosis hold them back.
Click the link below for pictures of Aunika's victory and to see the rest of the athletes we treat who refuse to let scoliosis hold them back.
Align Clinic is Proud to Announce the Hiring of Raul Ferrera Hernandez!
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Raúl Ferrera has been working in the orthopedics sector in Spain since 1999 and is trained as both a physical therapist and as an orthotist. His career started at Lacalle Sports Medicine. He spent six years dedicated to orthopedics and distribution of sports medicine equipment to sports teams and orthopedic professionals, where he advised and trained technicians and physiotherapists. During that period, he began as a collaborating professor at the University of Zaragoza where he continues to teach. In 2005 he started to work with Ortopedia Zaraorto, with whom he still collaborates, designing and manufacturing braces.
In 2008, after beginning his university studies in physiotherapy, he began to specialize in the Chêneau brace for scoliosis. After several years training in the Rigo Chêneau brace and obtaining the C2 certificate in the Schroth method with Dr Rigo, he is currently considered a specialist in the Rigo-Chêneau method and collaborates with Dr Rigo himself, making braces and training technicians, physiotherapists and doctors. This gives him the distinct advantage of not only training as a physical therapist, but also understanding the intricacies of bracing from the perspective of a trained orthotist. This unique perspective makes him invaluable as we continue to strive to make the best scoliosis braces available. In 2018 he became a member of SOSORT (International Society on Scoliosis Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Treatment) and joined the Align Clinic team, as technical director, to help the AC team in the further development of their WCR (Wood Chêneau Rigo) brace |
Align Clinic in Southern California
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Align Clinic is excited to announce the WCR certification of Jed Jacobson, CPO of Active Life Orthotics and Prosthetics in Southern California.
Jed can perform any WCR consultations, evaluations, scanning, fitting, follow-up, parts repair and adjustments for the Align Clinic WCR brace in the Southern California area. Interested patients can schedule at their convenience based on Jed's availability in each location (Glendale, Orange County or San Diego). I have listed the addresses and phone numbers of Jed’s locations on the WCR clinics page which is linked below. Please have your patient confirm when making an appointment that they do need to see Jed Jacobson and that they have (or are interested in) a WCR brace. This information will ensure the patient gets to the right person, with the right amount of time to fully meet their expectations. |
Align Clinic Has Arrived in Texas
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After years of planning, the Align Clinic team is excited to begin seeing scoliosis patients in your area to provide them with the best treatment program consisting of optimal scoliosis bracing in conjunction with Schroth-based physical therapy. Gavin Hassell & Emery Maloney have obtained their Texas State Licensure for Texas and will begin seeing patients November 2017.
Scoliosis Rehab of Texas 1135 N. Earl Rudder Ste. 101 Bryan, TX 77803 If you are interested in being seen or in referring a patient for bracing, please contact Lynn at (920) 940-5277 |
Align Technologies Awarded GO-Biz California Competes Tax Credit |
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Sacramento, Calif. – The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced that the California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC) committee approved $57 million in tax credits for 29 companies projected to create 3,105 jobs and make $336 million worth of new capital equipment investments across California. View the complete list of approved companies and award amounts.
“In the last four years, over 900 companies have made commitments to expand in the state with the help of the California Competes Tax Credit.” said Will Koch, GO-Biz Deputy Director and Chair of the California Competes Tax Credit Committee. “This credit encourages companies from around the world to locate, expand and add good paying jobs in California, and GO-Biz will continue to educate and work with our regional and local partners to ensure companies of all sizes know about this important resource."
About GO-Biz
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) serves as the State of California’s leader for job growth and economic development efforts. GO-Biz offers a range of services to business owners including: attraction, retention and expansion services, site selection, permit streamlining, clearing of regulatory hurdles, small business assistance, international trade development, assistance with state government, and much more. For more information visit, www.business.ca.gov.
“In the last four years, over 900 companies have made commitments to expand in the state with the help of the California Competes Tax Credit.” said Will Koch, GO-Biz Deputy Director and Chair of the California Competes Tax Credit Committee. “This credit encourages companies from around the world to locate, expand and add good paying jobs in California, and GO-Biz will continue to educate and work with our regional and local partners to ensure companies of all sizes know about this important resource."
About GO-Biz
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) serves as the State of California’s leader for job growth and economic development efforts. GO-Biz offers a range of services to business owners including: attraction, retention and expansion services, site selection, permit streamlining, clearing of regulatory hurdles, small business assistance, international trade development, assistance with state government, and much more. For more information visit, www.business.ca.gov.
ISST Schroth Course, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Alberta Clinic November 2018
ISST Schroth "Summer Camp" July 2018
Curvy Girls NY 2018
Emery Maloney proudly represents Align Clinic at this year's Curvy Girls conference in New York.
Align Clinic of Green Bay is Officially Open
Align Clinic, LLC is pleased to officially announce, starting January 9, 2017, the return of Emery Maloney, Certified Orthotist, to the Green Bay area & NE Wisconsin and the grand opening of Align Clinic of Green Bay. The new clinic, located at 445 Cardinal Lane, Suite 110, Green Bay, WI 54313, will specialize in scoliosis bracing for children and adults, cranial remolding orthoses, pediatric orthotics, and other various bracing needs. Emery will also continue to serve the scoliosis patients of Central Wisconsin at Scoliosis Rehab Inc. in Stevens Point, with Schroth physical therapist Beth Janssen. Emery is extremely excited about his return to Green Bay, where he practiced since 1992. With 30 years of technical, clinical, and managerial experience, Emery is the ideal choice to assume the role of managing this new office in his home town. Visit their website by clicking the link here or clicking the button below.
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Align Clinic Goes International! New Clinic in Shanghai China
Align Clinic is proud to announce our cooperation with the Shanghai Charity Foundation in an effort to provide scoliosis screening and bracing to poor western Chinese students. In a massive effort to find and correct scoliosis in its young population, the Shanghai Charity Foundation has begun an effort to screen more than 35,000 students beginning by the end of the year. Align Clinic was invited to attend a ceremony in Shanghai where a grant was established and plans were laid out in order to bring in the doctors, specialists, and equipment necessary for this massive endeavor. During the ceremony, the Shanghai Charity Foundation asked Align Clinic to assist in the training of local orthotists in the manufacturing of WCR braces which will be used to treat those students who suffer from scoliosis. At the ceremony Grant Wood was named Director of International Consulting for Scoliosis Bracing. If you'd like to read the article at the Shanghai Charity Foundation's website click the link below. If you'd like to see photos of the trip please click the link marked, "Shanghai Clinic Photos".
Align Clinic has recently agreed to partner with ChengYing Medical Technology Co., Ltd. of Shanghai, China to provide the WCR scoliosis brace to the Chinese population. We will be in Shanghai, China from April 19-25, 2017 for evaluation and fitting of patients with scoliosis. If anyone would like to be seen for a consultation during this visit, please give our office a call at (650) 375-2231. We are very excited about this new venture on a new continent and our ability to bring quality conservative scoliosis treatment to even more patients than before.
WCR Bracing in New York's Newsday Newspaper
Align Clinic Partners with Paley Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida
Starting in July 2016, Align Clinic will be working with the Paley Institute in West Palm Beach, FL so that we can provide on-site bracing clinics on a monthly basis to better serve our patients in the Southeast United States. We are doing this in partnership with Dr. David S. Feldman of the Paley Institute. Dr. Feldman is an internationally known scoliosis professional. He worked at NYU Langone Medical Center and Hospital for Joint Diseases for many years serving as Chief of Pediatric Orthopedics, and has recently relocated his practice to Florida.
We are asking all patients interested in being seen at this new brace clinic to give Dr. Feldman’s office a call at 561-844-5255. Please ask for Jennifer Enterkin to set up any necessary consultations prior to our scheduled clinics. The Paley Institute has four Schroth certified physical therapists who've been trained in brace evaluation scanning, and would be happy to evaluate new patients between brace clinics. It is also equipped with an EOS low radiation x-ray machine. Dr. Feldman will be able to write prescriptions for new braces or x-ray imaging as medically necessary for patients who've received a consultation with him.
We are asking all patients interested in being seen at this new brace clinic to give Dr. Feldman’s office a call at 561-844-5255. Please ask for Jennifer Enterkin to set up any necessary consultations prior to our scheduled clinics. The Paley Institute has four Schroth certified physical therapists who've been trained in brace evaluation scanning, and would be happy to evaluate new patients between brace clinics. It is also equipped with an EOS low radiation x-ray machine. Dr. Feldman will be able to write prescriptions for new braces or x-ray imaging as medically necessary for patients who've received a consultation with him.
Scoliosis Rehand Inc., CA Office
Now Available at Align Clinic San Mateo: Schroth Physical Therapy (BSPTS)
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Align Clinic is excited to announce that Nancy Sherratt, PT has joined the team at Scoliosis Rehab PT, Inc. She is an advanced BSPTS-certified Schroth-based therapist and has been practicing the method since early 2011.
Please contact Nancy at 408-785-1774 or nancys@scoliosisrehab.com for more information or to schedule an appointment. |
Nancy Sherratt of Scoliosis Rehab Physical Therapy will now be seeing patients at the Align Clinic office in San Mateo. Call Scoliosis Rehab PT Inc at 408-785-1774 to schedule an appointment.
Nancy Sherratt discussing Scoliosis Rehab PT at Align Clinic.
