Bethany Gaffney, ATC & Caitlin Ludemann, ATC
This week we are writing live from the New England Orthotic & Prosthetic Society annual meeting in Warwick, RI. Here we find new-comers to the O&P field who present with a wealth of knowledge and expertise. Caitlin Ludemann and Bethany Gaffney are athletic trainers who work with Ferraro & Forbes.
They were hired to help represent Townsend Design's line of functional and unloader knee braces.
"We have been representing Townsend in New England for 21 years," explained Sally Forbes, owner of Ferraro & Forbes. "Patients with knee osteoarthritis deserve a conservative solution for their joint pain. Not everyone needs medications, injections, or surgery. Bethany and Caitlin are doing a fantastic job getting our message to the people who need to hear it."
"We talk to doctors regularly to explain the benefits of bracing the arthritic knee." Forbes said. "But it's difficult to be heard with the glut of information the drug companies flood the market with."
Sally added, "We love to work with our O&P partners to generate awareness at local physician practices and clinics. We are not the competition, the drug companies are."