MedTech O&P Research Lab (MOPL)

Advancing Prosthetics & Advancing Prosthetics &

Orthotics Knowledge for Resource-limited Settings

We translate and adapt prosthetics and orthotics research and clinical practices from high-resource settings into context-driven and practical knowledge tailored for resource-limited settings.

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About the Lab

Our Services

What We Do

Comprehensive research services tailored for prosthetics and orthotics advancement.

Research Reviews

Comprehensive research reviews authored independently or collaboratively, as explicitly stated in each publication. The reviews are usually article critiques and narrative thematic reviews, or as otherwise stated.

Paper Summaries & Contextual Commentaries

Concise summaries with contextual question commentaries to evoke inquiry. Exploring grounds for the translation and adaptability of research and clinical practice knowledge from high-resource- to low-resource settings.

Contextual Briefs

Short analytical insights and knowledge translation briefs that interpret research and clinical practices from high-resource settings to lower-middle- and low-resource settings.

Student Perspectives

Curated student essays offering insights and reflections on prosthetics and orthotics research and practices in low-resource contexts.

Patient Perspectives and Education

O & P Patient-centred narratives and education relevant for patients in lower-middle- and low income societies, bringing lived experiences to the forefront of research.

Capacity building

Capacity building initiatives like Clinical walkthroughs, Case studies, Dilemma scenarios and Mentorship programs tailored for P&O students and practitioners.

Our Purpose & Community

Bridging Prosthetics & Orthotics Research Across Contexts

MedTech O&P Research Lab (MOPL) is an independent research and knowledge translation initiative focused on narrowing the research and clinical practice gap between high-, lower-middle-, and low-resource settings.

Our community is made up of students, practitioners, researchers, professionals and patients in the field of prosthetics and orthotics.

Who We Serve

We support researchers, clinicians, students, and patients in low-resource settings, while enabling researchers in high-resource environments to explore new research gaps and broaden their perspectives.

Why We Exist

To improve and bridge research and clinical practice in prosthetics and orthotics between high-income and lower-middle- to low-income societies through contextualised knowledge.

Our Latest Work

Research, Reviews & Knowledge Translation

We share evidence-based research reviews, contextual analyses, student and patient perspectives that support prosthetics and orthotics practice in lower-middle and low-income settings.