WillowWood believes that great ideas can come from anywhere. That’s why in 1994, when a six-foot-two man in a lumberjack shirt and beat-up jeans walked into Bob Arbogast’s office, Bob heard him out. His name was Bruce, he was a fishing guide from Montana, and he said he had an invention that worked better than Continue reading…
You’ve probably heard of the concept of “retrofitting” in many aspects of your life – maybe retrofitting the windows in your house, or retrofitting the stereo in your car. In each example, you are replacing some of the equipment that was not originally part of the item. Did you know you can do the same Continue reading…
Ten years ago, WillowWood introduced Alpha DESIGN® Liners to allow practitioners to specify the thickness and placement of gel within an Alpha® Liner. That initial offering of Alpha DESIGN Liners focused on amputees with uniquely-shaped limbs who could not wear off-the-shelf liners to experience the comfort of Alpha gel. As clinicians have become more and Continue reading…
We are often asked what are appropriate applications of thermoplastic elastomer liners and silicone liners and if there are any long term effects on residual limbs from liners? So our clinicians chatted and here is what counsel they had to share. Alpha® Liners were introduced in 1996 and have proven to be very skin-friendly for Continue reading…