The Zen 10 is back from a short break, ready to start our third semester!  Crazy how the time has been flying this year.  We are starting semester 3 off with our Orthotic Management of the Lower Limb, part two.

The student government association (SGA) for IIOP hosted a successful bingo night fundraiser last week at New World, a local Tampa bar and biergarten. 

The latest update on the Zen 10 is that we are in the midst of our class on orthotic management of the spine, where we are currently learning how to modify and fabricate custom bivalve TLSOs for the treatment of spinal fractures. 

The summer semester has been flying by.  We have completed our class on orthotic management of the lower limb, where we fabricated and fitted a pair of foot orthoses, a UCBL, a solid ankle AFO, and an articulated AFO.

Core 34 is almost through their studies in upper limb orthotics and prosthetics! It’s been a fun mix up from lower limb and comes with its own set of  challenges as the focus is more on precision and dexterity.

This past week at the IIOP has been both fun and educational. Some of our students had the incredible opportunity to volunteer at the Warrior Games in Orlando, FL, working alongside our nation’s heroes.

And that’s a wrap! Core 34 just finished up lower limb orthotic management 2! During this course they dove into GRAFOs, KAFOs, and the love-hate relationship with metal bending!

Jumping in our third semester with Orthotic Management of the Lower Limb 2. This week we fabricated and fit our first Ground Reaction AFO’s and learned to fit off the shelf devices for both the knee and hip.

The Zen 10 is now into the second week of our sophomore semester already! There are already many things to be excited about at the start of a new semester.

Hi Everyone!

Core 34 has launched into the world of prosthetics with incredible patient models for patellar bearing sockets and ABC prep.