Salus Orthotics & Prosthetics Association

Salus Orthotics & Prosthetics Association Welcome to the official page of DAPO! Stay tuned for upcoming content and important updates.

Last Friday, cohort 4 officially got their white coats!🥼🦿
04/20/2026

Last Friday, cohort 4 officially got their white coats!🥼🦿

Cohort 4 has been working hard on their transfemoral prostheses! Getting ready for the second fitting next week!
04/16/2026

Cohort 4 has been working hard on their transfemoral prostheses! Getting ready for the second fitting next week!

Last week cohort 4 started working hard on their KAFOs! Also, Mike Ryan, lead advocate for So EveryBody Can Move PA, vis...
04/09/2026

Last week cohort 4 started working hard on their KAFOs! Also, Mike Ryan, lead advocate for So EveryBody Can Move PA, visited us to teach us about SEBCM and share about the importance of advocacy in our field!

Thank you Tim Cox from for coming in and showing us some Thuasne knee braces and the dry casting technique!!
03/31/2026

Thank you Tim Cox from for coming in and showing us some Thuasne knee braces and the dry casting technique!!

Thank you Tamarak Habilitation Technologies for the tamarak joints. They will be used in our articulated AFOs that we wi...
02/17/2026

Thank you Tamarak Habilitation Technologies for the tamarak joints. They will be used in our articulated AFOs that we will be making next week!!

Happy New Year, everyone!! 🎆Cohort 4 is starting 2026 off strong, getting our hands (and feet 🦶) dirty as we jump back i...
01/11/2026

Happy New Year, everyone!! 🎆

Cohort 4 is starting 2026 off strong, getting our hands (and feet 🦶) dirty as we jump back into the semester after winter break.

Enjoy some pics from week one, and a huge congrats to our new executive board in the last slide!! 🎉🦿

Two of our students, Justin Hornung & Sarah Peterson, had an amazing opportunity to work with patients from Tanzania who...
12/17/2025

Two of our students, Justin Hornung & Sarah Peterson, had an amazing opportunity to work with patients from Tanzania who have experienced limb loss as a result of albinism-related violence.

A huge thank you to and for allowing us to be apart of this life-changing work. Moments like these remind us of why we do what we do!! ❤️✨

A year in review at Drexel O&P! Here’s to the steps we took — and the many more to come 🦾🦿
12/03/2025

A year in review at Drexel O&P! Here’s to the steps we took — and the many more to come 🦾🦿

Orthotics and Prosthetics students across the country are coming together to support the One Big Beautiful Bill, a cruci...
11/26/2025

Orthotics and Prosthetics students across the country are coming together to support the One Big Beautiful Bill, a crucial step toward officially recognizing our field as a professional healthcare degree.
This recognition impacts student funding, educational access, and the strength of our future workforce. Let’s make sure O&P receives the respect and support it deserves.
✍️Sign and share the petition to help move our profession forward: [ https://c.org/4GfxLsTR49 ] or link in bio

11/22/2025

Our cohort had so much fun with our guest speaker from ! We learned how their use of functional electrical stimulation (FES) and robotic technology supports individuals with central nervous system disorders in regaining mobility and independence. ⚡🧠 Thank you to Stephanie Huber (OT and Clinical Educator) for your insightful session 😄 And a special Happy Thanksgiving from Drexel’s MSOP program 🦃🍗

Our cohort had so much fun with our guest speaker from ! We learned how their use of functional electrical stimulation ...
11/22/2025

Our cohort had so much fun with our guest speaker from ! We learned how their use of functional electrical stimulation (FES) and robotic technology supports individuals with central nervous system disorders in regaining mobility and independence. ⚡🧠 Thank you to Stephanie Huber (OT and Clinical Educator) for your insightful session 😄

Huge thank you to for coming in to speak with Cohort 3 about stance-control KAFOs and the incredible C-Brace. This clip...
11/14/2025

Huge thank you to for coming in to speak with Cohort 3 about stance-control KAFOs and the incredible C-Brace. This clip from Ottobock India’s YouTube channel showcases the remarkable capabilities of the C-Brace and the life-changing mobility it provides for individuals living with lower-limb disabilities. Special thank you to Ron, Matt, & Tara for your valuable insight 😁

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