Hanger featured in Fast Company magazine

New York, N.Y. –In an article titled, “Bionic Legs, i-Limbs, and Other Super Human Prostheses You'll Envy”, Fast Company magazine features Hanger Orthopedic Group and Hanger upper extremity patient advocate, Carrie Davis. The article, in the February issue on newsstands now, recognizes Hanger as a “major player” in the orthotics and prosthetics business and highlights Carrie Davis’s use of the i-Limb, the upper extremity prosthetic technology that incorporates five individually-powered microprocessor-controlled finger joints that flex and bend like natural fingers.

The article also identifies Carrie as the Amputee Empowerment Partners (AEP) program national coordinator. AEP is a program that provides peer guidance and support through a formalized, national peer-to-peer support network. As the coordinator, Carrie oversees more than 400 volunteers and also takes the time to visit with new amputees across the country to provide support during a very difficult time in their lives.

Read the Fast Company article in its entirety on their website here.

Learn more about Carrie here and follow her on Twitter here.

About Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.:

Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (NYSE: HGR), headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's premier provider of orthotic and prosthetic patient care services. Hanger is the market leader in the United States, owning and operating 669 patient care centers in 45 states and the District of Columbia, with over 3,700 employees including 1,095 practitioners (as of September 30, 2009). Hanger is organized into four units. The two key operating units are patient care, which consists of nationwide orthotic and prosthetic practice centers, and distribution, which consists of distribution centers managing the supply chain of orthotic and prosthetic componentry to Hanger and third party patient care centers. The third is Linkia, which is the first and only provider network management company for the orthotics and prosthetics industry. The fourth unit, Innovative Neurotronics, introduces emerging neuromuscular technologies developed through independent research in a collaborative effort with industry suppliers worldwide. For more information on Innovative Neurotronics, Inc. or the WalkAide(R), visit www.ininc.us. For more information on Hanger, visit http://www.hanger.com/.