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Intern Staff Profile: Allyson League

My name is Allyson League from the Baltimore Maryland area; I am a senior at Coastal Carolina University majoring in Exercise Sport Science.

Currently I am an intern at Lyons Prosthetics & Orthotics where I assist mostly in the clinical aspect of the business. Throughout my time here at Lyons P&O I have learned an incredible amount of information regarding the Prosthetic and Orthotics field.

I am extremely grateful for this opportunity and the chance to broaden my future career choices, because without this internship I would have never considered this particular line of work. After completing my undergraduate degree, I plan on attending physical therapy school to continue my passion for helping others.

Indiana Woman Loses Legs Saving Children

By The Associated Press | Posted: Monday, March 5, 2012 10:00 am

MARYSVILLE, Ind. | A southern Indiana man says his wife lost parts of both her legs when the family's home collapsed onto her Friday as she was shielding their two children from a devastating tornado.

Joe Decker tells The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Ky., that his 36-year-old wife, Stephanie Decker, lost one leg above the knee and the other above the ankle. She was listed in serious condition Monday at University Hospital in Louisville.

Decker says the couple's 8-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter weren't injured when Friday's tornado tore through the town of Marysville.

He says he was at work Friday when Stephanie huddled in the basement of the couple's three-story home, covering the children with her body to shield them when the tornado pulverized their home and debris fell onto her.

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Lyons P&O Rocks the Holidays with Buddy Holly

Lyons Prosthetics & Orthotics family celebrated Christmas with a nice dinner at Rioz Brazilian Steakhouse. The group then rocked at Legends In Concert in Myrtle Beach with Buddy Holly, Marilyn Monroe, Tim McGraw, Liberace and the main attraction, ELVIS ! ! ! !

Great food, great entertainment and most of all great company.

Advances in Prosthetic Design Come to the Beach

The world's largest manufacturer and distributor of orthotic and prosthetic components, Otto Bock, participated with Lyons Prosthetics & Orthotics in a one day patient demonstration and in-service for local physical therapists of their newest technology in above the knee prosthetics. Otto Bock clinical staff and Alexander Lyons, CPO fitted transfemoral amputees with the company's latest version of their patented microprocessor-controlled knee, the C-Leg. The Genium™ Bionic Prosthetic System was also presented.

The morning began with patient fittings and demonstrations of the C-Leg, leading into an informative afternoon providing local physical therapists with additional insight on how to adapt therapy for transfemoral amputees using this technology. It was extraordinary to witness patients' confidence rise as they walked through inside and outside the practice at Lyons Prosthetics & Orthotics. Patient models quickly adapted to the knee and experienced a smoother, more natural movement to their gait. Of particular interest to the patients, as well as the staff attending , was that every patient felt more stable walking with this new knee.

The newest addition to the bionic family of prosthetics knees is the Genium™ Bionic Prosthetic System. According to Otto Bock, the Genium Knee is a new technology platform designed for transfemoral amputees who want the most function possible to respond to the physical and emotional demands of their daily lives. Genium is the most intuitive knee available: for the first time - without powered propulsion - prosthetic users can make quick changes in the cadence, take side-steps, go up stairs step-over-step, walk backwards, step smoothly over obstacles...and more. This knee design provides patients with the most stabile design possible, minimizing falls for patients of all activity levels.

For information about this technology or any other questions, please call us at (843)-347-5800 or visit us online.

We've Got a Winner!
Leigh Weisse is our $50.00 Texas Roadhouse gift card winner.

Congratulations Leigh!
Thanks to all our contestants and stay tuned for more contests in the future!

Lyons Prosthetics and Orthotics, Inc. Teaches at the Academy Of Technology Nursing Program

Alexander Lyons, CPO, President of Lyons Prosthetics and Orthotics (P&O), Inc. presented at the Academy Of Technology Nursing Program for an educational in-service covering the basics of the Orthotic and Prosthetic profession. Mr. Lyons' goal for this talk was to expose these high school juniors, that are in a advanced medical program, to other areas of medicine and to encourage them with their academic pursuits. Also teaching was Jerry Sabo of Myrtle Beach, SC who is an active patient advocate and a prosthetic wearer.

Some of the topics discussed were education requirements, career paths, current Medical trends, and the rise of diabetes with complications such as amputations.

Janet Hodge, RN and Director of the Nursing Program took the initiative to bring Alexander Lyons, CPO in for this talk in hopes that it would broaden the student's education in the medical field. Alexander Lyons felt strongly that "the students were highly receptive to the presentation and that they would be taking the information presented at the talk and positively apply it to what ever future endeavors they experienced."

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