UNYQ Inc, a provider of 3D-printed prosthetic covers, has entered into a distribution partnership with Southern Prosthetic Supply Inc (SPS), a distributor of orthotic and prosthetic products in the United States, it announces.
Spectral MD and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) announce a collaboration to investigate the clinical potential of Spectral MD's DeepView technology in the assessment of critical limb ischemia (CLI).
Prosthetic device manufacturer Freedom Innovations received the 2019 Clinician’s Choice Award recently at the 7th annual Hanger Partner Awards.
Sterling, a rope and life-safety equipment company, announces the release of Adaptive, a documentary that depicts an all-adaptive attempt to climb the remote Lotus Flower Tower in Canada’s Cirque of the Unclimbables.
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Using your feet like hands can cause organized “hand-like” maps of the toes in the brain, suggests a study of two professional foot painters led by the Plasticity Lab at University College London.
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Encompass Health Corp announces the opening of its 133rd inpatient rehabilitation hospital, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Katy.
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An international team of researchers has developed an interface to connect a leg prosthesis with the residual nerves present in the user’s thigh, thus providing sensory feedback to help control the user’s muscles, help reduce the user’s physical and mental strain while walking, and help reduce phantom limb pain.
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As part of peripheral artery disease (PAD) month in September, the Society for Vascular Surgery reminds smokers about the effects the habit can have on their ability to stand on their own two feet.
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Purdue University researchers have developed an electronic glove, or e-glove, that can be worn over a prosthetic hand to provide humanlike softness, warmth, appearance and sensory perception, such as the ability to sense pressure, temperature and hydration.
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A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association addresses non-invasive techniques and devices for assessing blood flow and other diagnostic considerations for people with critical limb ischemia.
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People of any age born without a hand already have the functionality needed to control a prosthetic device using only their mind, according to a trio of hand surgeons based in Charlotte, NC.
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A research team from Vanderbilt University aims to design better prosthetics by studying how non-amputees recover from stumbles. A study describing their work to capture the stumble response was published recently in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation.
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Stanford University mechanical engineers report that they have developed a more stable prosthetic leg – and a better way of designing them – that could make challenging terrain more manageable for people who have lost a lower leg.
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Low-income patients could be at increased risk for above-knee amputation (AKA), a rare but severe complication of deep infection after knee replacement surgery, suggests a study published recently in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.
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The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Microsoft Corp announce a partnership to introduce the Xbox Adaptive Controller — a video game controller designed for people with limited mobility — at select VA rehabilitation centers across the country.
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The microbial communities associated with chronic wounds common in diabetic patients affect whether those wounds heal or lead to amputations, researchers suggest.
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Providers should be aware of the existence of possible barriers to achieving recommended levels of physical activity for disabled persons, especially for adults with amputation, research suggests.
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Hanger Clinic is reportedly the first prosthetics and orthotics patient care provider in the United States to bring the UK-based Open Bionics Hero Arm to America.
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