A new study suggests that uric acid may play a role in causing metabolic syndrome, a cluster of risk factors...
Read moreOn August 23, Kim De Roy, CPO, PT, set a world record by an athlete with a transtibial amputation at...
Read moreTHE SAGE GROUP, Atlanta, Georgia, a research and consulting company that specializes in atherosclerotic disease in the lower limbs, estimates...
Read moreAn Indiana University (IU) Kelley School of Business, Bloomington, master's of business administration (MBA) graduate has been named the winner...
Read moreWorking-age adults with disabilities who do not get any aerobic physical activity are 50 percent more likely than their active...
Read moreRunning May Reduce Risk of Death for Amputees Regardless of Duration, Speed Running for only a few minutes a day...
Read moreA new study by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which was published in The Lancet...
Read moreR&D Magazine announced that Hugh Herr, PhD, is the winner of its 14th Innovator of the Year Award. The award...
Read moreMost Amputations Are Preventable with Earlier Medical Care, Researchers Say It's no secret that poverty is bad for your health....
Read moreThe Amputee Coalition has named three new members to its Scientific & Medical Advisory Committee (SciMAC). Deb Velez, BSN, MN,...
Read moreDudley S. Childress, PhD, passed away on August 6, after a long illness. He was 79. Childress was born on...
Read moreNew Training Program Prepares Veterans, Others to Enter Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Grabianowski at the DOE Manufacturing Demonstration Facility. He is...
Read morePresident Obama traveled to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, on August 7, where he signed House Resolution (H.R.) 3230, titled the Veterans...
Read moreThe Amputee Coalition announced that Ashby (AJ) Henningsen, 20, of Baltimore, Maryland, is the recipient of the $1,000 Christina Skoski,...
Read moreIllustration of the IMES System courtesy of The Alfred Mann Foundation. When a muscles contracts, it generates electricity. This electrical...
Read moreThe preview issue of Amplitude, magazine will be published this month and will be mailed with the September issue of...
Read moreA new report from the National Disability Institute (NDI) shows that 24 years after the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act...
Read moreThe National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics & Prosthetics (NAAOP) has issued the following legislative alert: Congress is poised...
Read moreResearchers at Yale School of Medicine have pinpointed a mechanism in part of the brain that is key to sensing...
Read moreOn July 29, advocates representing civil, human, and disability rights groups from across the country gathered in Washington, DC, to...
Read moreObesity expert Mohammad Emran, MD, has seen people try everything under the sun to lose weight. In his new book,...
Read moreA team of researchers from the Netherlands examined the use of external lateral stabilization in people with lower-limb amputations. Their...
Read moreThe Amputee Coalition has added three employees to its staff. Sarah Hoover has been hired as the research and evaluation...
Read moreCelebrations of the July 26, 1990, signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by President George H. Bush are...
Read moreAdults with a disability are more likely to be obese or extremely obese than those without a disability, according to...
Read moreThe Canadian Amputee Golf Association (CAGA) is accepting applications for its academic scholarship. Five scholarships of $1,000 will be awarded....
Read morePhotograph of the bench dedication ceremony courtesy of Melissa Wolff-Burke and AAC. The Adventure Amputee Camp (AAC) celebrated its 20th...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced the availability of up to $8 million in grant funding to provide...
Read moreA researcher from TSRHC's Movement Science Laboratory times a camper's as she runs. Photography courtesy of the Dallas Zoo. Children...
Read more"A good doctor-patient relationship is essential to achieving the best possible care, but the reality is, most doctors have less...
Read moreEver find yourself eating so much after an intense exercise session that it threatens to negate all the hard work...
Read moreAccording to the Caregiver Action Network, there are approximately 90 million family caregivers in the U.S. today, and two out...
Read moreA new study shows that people with limb loss who were treated in inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and units had better...
Read morePosted July 9, 2014 Braylon O'Neill does relay race with his dad at Össur Mobility Clinic. Photograph courtesy of Össur...
Read morePosted July 3, 2014 Photograph courtesy of Kevin Flatt and Ottobock. Ottobock, Minneapolis, Minnesota, has established the C-Leg 15-Year Anniversary...
Read morePosted July 2, 2014 Hanger, Austin, Texas, has donated $100,000 to establish the 2014-2015 Hanger Kids Scholarship to Camp No...
Read moreWhether you are a new amputee or have been one for a long time, participating in an amputee support group...
Read moreAs Independence Day nears, emergency departments and trauma centers nationwide are already beginning to treat patients injured by fireworks. According...
Read morePosted June 27, 2014 If you want good health, a long life, and to feel your best well into old...
Read moreStudies Show More Sprawl Associated with Higher Incidence of Poor Health Outcomes Posted June 24, 2014 People who live in...
Read morePosted June 24, 2014 People who increased the amount of coffee they drank each day by more than one cup...
Read morePosted June 20, 2014 Camps for children with disabilities or life-threatening illnesses can provide fantastic social and self-affirming opportunities for...
Read morePosted June 19, 2014 The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, held a...
Read morePosted June 19, 2014 To mark the three-month anniversary since the closing ceremony of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in...
Read moreMcCaffrey gets familiar with the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials cycling route at the U.S. Military Academy. The event is...
Read morePosted June 19, 2014 The quality of post-surgical care is important for any patient, regardless of the type of surgery...
Read moreNew Study Shows that People with Type 2 Diabetes Might Be Misdiagnosed for Depression Posted June 18, 2014 Researchers have...
Read moreAmputee Empowerment Partners National Coordinator Carrie Davis, The Buried Life's Ben Nemtin, and Torri Biddle give the thumbs-up sign. Posted...
Read morePosted June 16, 2014 Notables from Wall Street, the world of sports, and broadcast media came together on June 11...
Read morePrevention efforts crucial to combat serious health risks. Posted June 16, 2014 More than 29 million people in the United...
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