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New Idaho Falls business provides custom prosthetics and breast replacements – East Idaho News
OrthoPro at 3438 South 15th East, Suite 100, in Idaho Falls provides custom prosthetics and mastectomy products for customers. In the video above, Christine Miller shows what the breast replacement products are like. | Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com
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Idaho Falls couple behind prosthetics and mastectomy business say it’s a joy to serve customers
IDAHO FALLS – Helping people improve the quality of their lives is a cause that brings Rod and Christine Miller a lot of joy.
They are the faces behind OrthoPro, a business that provides customized prosthetic limbs and mastectomy products. It opened in September at 3438 South 15th East, Suite 100, in Idaho Falls.
Christine tells EastIdahoNews.com she’s thrilled to be one of only two mastectomy fitters in the state and explains more about what they offer.
“There are shops that sell some of the pocketed bras, but none of them are certified (by prosthetic, orthotic and mastectomy practitioners),” Christine says. “I (primarily) do off-the-shelf (products). I can do custom, if off-the-shelf doesn’t work. Rod’s expertise is that he can do custom fit (braces or prosthetics).”
Rod says the certifications from the American Board of Certification for Prosthetics and Orthotics and the Board of Certification is a big deal because it requires continual education and experience.
Christine says patients in need of mastectomy products are often unaware of what options are available. Educating people about it is her passion. See what it’s like in the video above.
There are limited options for this service in eastern Idaho and that’s what prompted them to open a business in Idaho Falls.
Although the couple have ties to the area, they were the owners of OrthoPro in Carson City, Nevada, for 25 years. Michael Johnson recently launched the company in Twin Falls, and the Millers sold the Nevada business to work for him and launch an Idaho Falls branch.
“Mike and Stacey up in Twin Falls knew that I had come to the end of that journey. I have family in Rigby, which includes three grandkids. They said, ‘How would you like to come and work for us?’ We said, ‘Let’s do it,’” Rod says.
The seeds for Rod’s interest in this profession stem back to his childhood. His dad was diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic in his mid-30s because of exposure to Agent Orange, a chemical used by the U.S. during the Vietnam War.
Rod’s dad served in the Navy for 24 years. The exposure to the toxic chemicals damaged his immune system. His body started attacking vital organs as a result. His pancreas was destroyed, which stopped the production of insulin. He was eventually diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
“A lot of diabetics end up becoming amputees. They often lose sensation in their feet due to circulatory problems because of high blood sugar,” Christine explains.
Rod’s dad never lost a limb, but making prosthetics for veterans became a cause he was passionate about during retirement.
Rod’s upbringing made him interested in health science. When he started college, he decided to follow in his dad’s footsteps.
Decades later, Rod says it’s been a joy to help change people’s lives for the better. He starts to tear up as he recalls people he’s helped over the years.
“We watch them go from dragging their foot when they come in to looking around as they walk out because they no longer have to stare at the ground and worry about walking on it,” he says.
Christine expresses a similar sentiment, but with a caveat.
“My job brings some joy to women, but it’s not life-changing. They can get by without it. I like to say I can scatter sunshine,” she says.
The Idaho Falls office is currently open on a part-time basis because the Millers serve clients in Twin Falls two days a week. They’re hoping to have a full-time presence in Idaho Falls soon.
To schedule an appointment or learn more, call (208) 733-0505. You can also visit the website.
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The Idaho State Police say that Robert Giesick, 40, from Billings is the man missing in a crash on State Highway 55 near Cascade, about 80 miles north of Boise.
A pick-up truck driven by Giesick ended up in the Payette River after a head-on crash with another pick-up truck.
Watch Idaho crash story here:
Idaho state troopers identify Billings man missing in traffic accident
“I was able to find some people that saw a male, an adult man, swimming for the shore from the truck,” said Idaho State Trooper Richard Knapp, who attempted to rescue Giesick. “Unfortunately he didn’t make it. He got swept downriver. Witnesses lost sight of him, and that was the last time anybody saw him.”
Knapp says search crews looked extensively for the 40-year-old, but after 24 hours, it became a recovery effort for the Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue Unit.
After that on Monday came the monumental task of removing the pickup truck from the raging water.
“It was an intensive a recovery, honestly, our operators were tested, their knowledge was tested,” said Mark Boisvert, Code Red Towing owner. “They said it was a very extreme recovery for them, more than usual.”
Idaho business owners have less than a month to decide how to comply with a new state law criminally banning trans people from using restrooms that align with their gender identity.
The law is set to take effect July 1, which would make it a misdemeanor for the first offense and a felony for subsequent offenses within five years.
It’s currently being challenged in federal court by the ACLU of Idaho.
On Tuesday, a panel sponsored by Idaho Employment Lawyers encouraged companies to prepare now as if the law will remain in effect as litigation continues.
Cody Earl, a lawyer for St. Luke’s Health System who spoke on the panel in his personal capacity, said there are several paths businesses can take.
Converting all bathrooms into single-use, gender-neutral facilities is one option, though it could be costly for larger businesses. Earl said companies could take other steps to make the transition more affordable.
“Even if it is a gender-specific restroom, [adding signage] that indicates where the closest gender-neutral restroom is so you could at least show that you’re giving employees an option or a choice,” he said.
Simply adding locks and only allowing one person at a time to a multi-stall bathroom is another choice, though panelists said that could be problematic for businesses with large amounts of customers, like restaurants and bars.
Idaho Employment Lawyers owner Pam Howland said companies also need to consider how this will affect their staff.
“This could definitely create some culture issues,” said Howland. “Do you have the policies you need to ensure your expectations as an employer of respect and civility are being followed? Possibly code of conduct provisions related to that? How about privacy?”
Those policies could include limiting or outright banning recording at the workplace.
Another legal wrinkle to complying with the law, the panel said, is that precedent in both the U.S. Supreme Court and 9th Circuit Court of Appeals prohibit discrimination based on someone’s gender identity.
Gender dysphoria, a mental health designation that causes severe distress to someone when their sex doesn’t align with their gender identity, has been considered a protected condition under the Americans with Disabilities Act in certain cases.
Republican state lawmakers argued earlier this year that Idaho needs to take this first-in-the-nation step to protect women and girls when they use the restroom in private businesses.
A 2025 study out of UCLA hasn’t found any increased risk to safety by allowing transgender people to use restrooms aligning with their gender identity.
A federal court in Boise will hear arguments over whether to approve or reject a preliminary injunction on June 5.
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Remember that 250 years ago, nobody had ever heard of Idaho, and the name was mostly made up by an entrepreneur who impressed the federal government with an exaggeration about his knowledge of indigenous culture. But a large number of people who live in the state can trace ancestry to the colonial era, and I believe most Americans still have a love of country, even if some polls give an indication they may not quite know how to express it.
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Looking back 50 years, I was in Washington, D.C. at the beginning of July. Washington also didn’t exist in 1776. My memory is that its reputation as a hot, sticky swamp was well earned. I traveled there with a history club from school. On a rattling old yellow bus. The city was packed, and many of the people on the streets were foreign tourists. It told me that despite the anti-Americanism common on streets elsewhere around the world, we were still fascinating others.
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1976 was a unifying experience and followed a very turbulent previous 15 years. Some people fear the 250th jubilee won’t bring us together. Look, those rent-a-mobs you see on TV and online are actually a small fraction of America. Picnics in the park don’t make news. Riots and tear gas get the attention of newsrooms. There are still far more picnics.
The recent Memorial Day commemorations were reverential. Independence Day 2026 is going to be a party. The media focus will be on President Trump and a festival far away. Meanwhile, across Idaho, grills will be fired up, and we’ll be proud to be Americans.
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