Your Voice for Quality Orthotic & Prosthetic Patient Care
NAAOP is a strong national voice for certified and licensed orthotists & prosthetists and the patients we serve with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions requiring the use of prosthetic limbs and orthotic braces. We work to ensure access to high-quality O&P care, program integrity, and funding for O&P research.
NAAOP works to protect and advance the interests of orthotics and prosthetics patients, providers, and professionals.
NAAOP, under the guidance of disability & healthcare attorney Peter W. Thomas, leads advocacy efforts on your behalf in Washington, D.C., ensuring that laws and regulations promote the best outcomes for O&P patients and providers.
As a bilateral transtibial amputee, Peter brings a personal commitment to this important work.
NAAOP fosters leadership in the O&P community through programs like the George and Dena Breece Fellowship, fostering a new generation of patient advocates to champion favorable O&P policies.
Through educational resources like articles, webinars, and updates, NAAOP keeps you informed about key policies and industry developments that affect your practice.
NAAOP leads efforts to unify the O&P profession and represents it within coalitions addressing Medicare coverage, research, access to technologies, rehabilitation, and essential benefits. This amplifies O&P’s influence and defines NAAOP’s unique role in the field.