We've Moved

When Progressive O&P, Inc. first opened for business in October 1999, our dream was that one day our prosthetic and orthotic practice would have a facility that was “second to none” one that matched the uncompromising quality of our patient care…

We’re proud to say: That day has arrived.

On April 25, 2011, Progressive O&P, Inc. moved from its Carle Place address to our new, state-of-the-art facility at 1111 Willis Avenue in Albertson, NY.

From our reception area, to the patient care rooms, to the laboratory, Progressive O&P’s new facility was designed “from the ground up” with our patients’ needs in mind. Click here to take a tour and see why we are so excited about Progressive O&P’s new home.

Parking is vastly improved over our previous location and we now have our own parking lot (no more struggling to find a space!) with a beautiful new wheelchair ramp and an awning for those rainy days.

Reception Area

We have a comfortable reception area for our patients’ use. Our helpful staff will greet you and are available to discuss any concerns you may have regarding insurance coverage. Often, the reception area becomes an important part of the new amputee’s learning experience, as they meet other patients and amputees -- lively discussions have been known to form on occasion!

Wheelchair-accessible Restrooms

Our restroom has plenty of room for wheelchairs and healthcare aides.

Our “New and Improved” Gait Area
Progressive O&P has two areas specifically for gait (walking) observation; this is where prosthetic and orthotic devices are aligned, or adjusted, so that the patient walks as smoothly as possible. One room has parallel bars for initial trials of prostheses and supported walking, and we have a large open space for walking with or without assistive devices. In the gait area we have ramps and stairs for advanced prosthesis users to learn ascending and descending skills. Our Alter-G™ gravity-reducing treadmill allows patients to experience walking with a ‘reduced body weight’ in order to walk longer, farther, or faster than they might ordinarily be able to.

About the Alter-G Treadmill

Dan and many of Progressive O&P’s amputee patients are meeting and exceeding their rehabilitation goals thanks to the new, NASA-developed technology Alter-G™ treadmill.

The Alter-G™ treadmill’s name comes from “Altered Gravity”, and refers to its most important function. The Alter-G™ treadmill can pneumatically support a percentage of the user’s weight, making the user feel like they weigh less. Imagine how much farther you could run if you only weighed half your normal weight! The Alter-G™ treadmill does just that; it reduces the user’s weight and allows amputees (or other types of rehabilitation patients, such as stroke victims or joint replacement patients) to walk longer, farther or faster (or all three) without tiring like they would if they were walking at their normal weight.

Unlike the simple lift harness devices, Alter-G™ rehabilitation treadmills incorporate differential air pressure technology developed by NASA and enhanced by Alter-G™ to provide precise unweighting in one percent increments to as low as 20 percent of the patient’s body weight. Alter-G’s™ exclusive precision gives patients the ability to set the exact point where exercise becomes pain free and provides clinicians a way to accurately measure a patient’s rehabilitation progress. This revolutionary medical rehab equipment is used and recommended by leading physical therapy clinics, hospitals, colleges and pro sports teams.

Lower extremity rehabilitation programs typically stress the importance of becoming mobile as soon as possible. Alter-G™ rehabilitation treadmills offer the most advanced anti-gravity approach to prosthetic training, adjustment, and customization based on the Alter-G’s™ “pneumatic unweighting” technology. Progressive O&P, Inc. is proud to be the first prosthetic facility to use the Alter-G™ weight-reducing treadmill to assist patients in reaching their rehabilitation goals.

Our State-of-the-Art, On-site Prosthetic and Orthotic Laboratory
Progressive O&P’s on-site laboratory allows our ABC-certified practitioners to supervise every aspect of the fabrication and design of our prosthetic and orthotic devices. This ensures that every device Progressive O&P provides to our patients is optimized for fit and function and is made to the highest standards of quality. The practitioner who evaluated and casted a particular patient modifies all casts for that patient; this highly personal approach to patient care is standard procedure at Progressive O&P. Our highly trained technical staff prides themselves on their top-quality craftsmanship and skill. Another reason why an on-site laboratory is so important is that most orthoses or prostheses will need some adjustments during their lifetime.

(To learn more about how our practitioners and technicians use the laboratory to turn your plaster mold into a state-of-the-art, custom-made orthosis or prosthesis, click here to visit our services page.)

Dan Bastian, CP, and Bill Lifford, CP, are modifying casts of patient’s limbs.
Dan is working on a mold for a below-knee prosthesis.
Bill is modifying a cast for an Ankle-Foot Orthosis (AFO).

Here, Sal Martella, CPO is preparing a patient’s above-knee prosthesis cast for thermoforming, in which sheet plastic is molded to the cast using heat and vacuum.

Comfortable Casting and Fitting Rooms
One of the most important steps in having a prosthesis or orthosis made for you is the casting. Using plaster of paris or fiberglass, the practitioner will take a detailed mold of your limb, residual limb, or other body segment. In the laboratory, this negative mold will then be filled with plaster of paris to create a positive mold.

We now have six comfortable air-conditioned fitting rooms, all wheelchair-accessible, for the various procedures involved in fitting an orthosis or prosthesis. Each room has enough space for caregivers or family members – after all, patients tend to do better when they have the support of their family – and Progressive O&P strongly supports family involvement in our patients’ care.

Parallel bars are essential for new amputees as they try to walk using their prosthesis for the first time.

Here, Dan shows below-knee amputee Bob PiratePeg how to take his first steps with his new prosthesis, putting Bob back on the road to restoring his function and achieving independence.

Using the parallel bars will become a distant memory for Bob as he progresses toward achieving his rehabilitation goals, but the parallel bars provide safety and stability for those important first steps.

A note for you Baseball fanatics out there!
Like many of you, Sal and Dan are true baseball fans. Many of our patient fitting and casting rooms are decorated with baseball motifs and memorabilia. Since we are a Long Island, NY company, we thought it was only fair to have a dedicated “Mets Room” and “Yankees Room” in our patient fitting and casting area. Be sure to take a look at them when you come visit us.

…and despite rumors to the contrary, Red Sox fans are permitted to sit in the Yankees room!