STORY: This patient is feeling the warmth of touch from another person for the first time in decades. It's thanks to his new temperature-sensitive prosthetic, which is producing thermal sensations in ...
School of Prosthetics and Orthotics at ADI Negev rehabilitation village addresses a long-standing need for both patients and ...
Recently, I wrote about a man in Nebraska named Adam Cutshall, who got a 3D-printed finger replacement 20 years after a tragic mishap. He made the mistake of using power tools while intoxicated and ...
A Chinese amputee who earned the nickname “Iron Leg Man” has shared the designs of his customized high-tech prosthetic leg so that other amputees can improve their artificial limbs. Liang Kaiyu, 30, ...
Steve Chamberland has made it his life's mission to serve and provide as many kids and adults with high-quality prosthetic legs free of charge through 50 Legs, the nonprofit he founded. "Every kid ...
EAST MEADOW, Long Island (WPVI) -- He is a model of inspiration and determination, a Marine who lost a leg while serving in Afghanistan in 2004. In fact, 6% of injured veterans are amputees. Dan Lasko ...
A Woodland woman, who lost her legs due to an infection, is adjusting to new life with prosthetic legs from her community. Wendi Locatelli, mother of three young children, says the infection started ...
Advances in biomechanics and prosthetic engineering have significantly transformed our understanding of running in amputee athletes. The integration of running‐specific prostheses (RSPs) has enabled ...
With two new legs to stand on, Dymtro Dimakrasnovskye put all his effort into making a single step. “The most difficult ever for me was to make that first step,” the 24-year-old, double-leg amputee ...
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) --A study published by a University of Colorado Boulder researcher last month compared elite-level 400-meter non-amputee sprinters with the fastest amputee sprinters who use ...
Oakland Orthopedic and Appliances is the only business that offers 3D-printed prosthetic legs in Michigan. The business, with ...